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The Role of Synthetic DNA in Big DNA and Genetics Research
Friday, August 02, 2013
Technical Article
Dan Gibson Hans Packer
Synthetic biology is defined as the de novo design and construction of biological devices and systems, and as such is heavily reliant on the use of synthetic DNA. The size and sequence of potential ... read more
Use of qPCR to Detect Biomarkers for Assessing Stem Cells
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Technical Article
Jaime Sabel
In the human body, undifferentiated stem cells are the raw material used to repopulate tissues and organs in response to accidental cell death or normal cell turnover. read more
High-Content Analysis Comes Full Circle in Only Eight Years
Monday, April 18, 2011
Technical Article
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
In eight short years, high-content analysis (HCA) has circled back to its roots, where many practitioners are again using personal instruments. read more
Providing Purge Gas for FTIR Systems
Monday, April 18, 2011
Technical Article
Peter Froehlich Kim Myers
While a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer provides a number of benefits relative to a scanning IR spectrophotometer,a significant disadvantage of an FTIR system is that the presence ... read more
Plate Washing in 1536: Evaluation of a Double-Column Aspirator Head
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Application Note
Michelle Batchlett Jason Cassaday Carissa Ohart Kurtis Berry Oleg Kornienko Jim Chang
Plate assays (1536-well) that require washing (i.e., enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays [ELISAs] and cell-based), are not routinely implemented in high-throughput screening laboratories due to the ... read more
Minimizing Liquid Delivery Risk: Operators as Sources of Error
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Technical Article
Wendy Vaccaro
This is the third in a series of articles entitled “Minimizing Liquid Delivery Risk,” addressing the most common causes of liquid delivery error and providing guidance on how to address and overcome ... read more