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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
Improved Long-Term Culture Using A Microfluidic Platform
Monday, October 07, 2013
Application Note
Alex Mok Paul Hung Cindy Chen Sónia Gil Kathleen Ongena
Precise and biologically relevant in vitro studies require the ability to analyze cell responses to perturbations over time. In order to achieve successful long-term cell culture and imaging, however,... 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
Applications of a Compact, Easy-to-Use Inverted Fluorescence Microscope
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Application Note
Jennifer Kahle Robert Levin Walter Niles Brian Rasnow Mel Schehlein Chris Shumate
The scientific and medical applications of fluorescence microscopy have expanded substantially in the past two decades, and the potential to expand further is tremendous. 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