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  • Electrophoresis 2.0: Faster, Stronger, and More Reproducible

    Monday, August 04, 2014
    Application Note
    Ryan Jensen Stefan Lehr Anton Posch
    In 2010, researchers around the world were competing to finish the race to purify BRCA2, a protein whose mutant form is associated with more than 50% of hereditary breast cancer. But only one of ... read more

  • Interview With Richard Peters, President of NuAire, Inc.

    Tuesday, April 01, 2014
    Application Note
    Maria Stone
    Max D. Peters started the company back in 1971. He was an avionics engineer at Honeywell and he worked on satellites, aircraft, and other projects involving HEPA [high efficiency particle air] ... read more

  • 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

  • Product Intelligence: Thermal Cyclers: Behind the Technology

    Friday, June 28, 2013
    Technical Article
    Caitlin Smith
    Also referred to as thermocyclers, DNA amplifiers, or PCR machines, thermal cyclers are a vital part of the molecular biology laboratory. Many choices of thermal cycler are available, and this article... read more

  • Light-Emitting Diodes: A New Solution for Fluorescence

    Saturday, October 01, 2011
    Technical Article
    Barbara Foster
    From the dramatic increase in new fluorophores to the proliferation of techniques like total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF), photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM), and stochastic... read more

  • Ensuring Food Authenticity and Quality

    Monday, June 13, 2011
    Technical Article
    Gerry Broski
    Protection of consumer rights, the prevention of fraudulent or deceptive practices, and the adulteration of food are important challenging issues facing the food industry. read more

  • Microscopy in 2011: The Imaging Suite is the Microscope

    Thursday, April 07, 2011
    Application Note
    Scott Jordan
    In the 1980s, Sun Microsystems coined the trademark “The Network is the Computer” to herald the days of distributed computing. read more

  • Absorption and Emission Red Shift in Stained Cell and Tissue Samples

    Monday, May 05, 2008
    Technical Article
    Eugene Barash Pavel A. Fomitchov Robert Filkins Mark Mayers Anup Sood Radislav A. Potyrailo Hua Xia Michael Montalto
    The design of fluorescence microscopes and selection of dyes are better served by the knowledge of environmental effects on dyes, whether they are in vitro or in vivo. read more

  • The LED Light Source: A Major Advance in Fluorescence Microscopy

    Wednesday, October 10, 2007
    Technical Article
    Becky Hohman
    Fluorescence microscopy requires an intense light source at the specific wavelength that will excite fluorescent dyes and proteins. read more

  • Microscopy is Moving On

    Friday, July 01, 2005
    Technical Article
    Aubrey Lambert
    The basis for observations has not really changed in all the time that lenses have been used to magnify objects. read more

  • Miniaturized FTIR for Maximized Productivity

    Tuesday, March 01, 2005
    Application Note
    Ken Fredeen John S. Seelenbinder Mark L. Norman
    In today’s fast-paced business environment, many companies are under pressure to improve their productivity. This is especially true in the pharmaceutical industry, where reducing time-to-market ... read more
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