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Contamination and Recovery of PFAS in Analytical Methods Requiring Filter Membranes
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) is a crucial technique in many life sciences, including proteomics, metabolomics, pharmaceutical analysis, clinical dia...
Label-free 3D Live Cell Imaging and Quantification using Holotomography
Holotomography has emerged as a helpful tool for imaging live specimens without additional pre-treatment, such as fixation, fluorescence labeling, and excitation. It c...
Back to Buffer Basics: Everything You Need to Know About Buffers
Buffers are critical to nearly all our experiments. Poorly prepared buffers lead to failed Western blots, poor protein yields, flat binding curves—and wasted time. Und...
How to Write a Research Paper IV: Understanding the Publication Process
You have written a research paper. What now? Your research can only have an impact if someone reads it. So, you must submit your article to a journal for publication. ...
How to Write a Research Paper III: Common Problems and How to Overcome Them
The best way to solve a problem is to avoid it in the first place. While journals can and do reject articles for scientific reasons, they also reject articles for stru...
How to Write a Research Paper II: The Anatomy
All research papers have certain elements in common: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. How can you structure your introduction to best frame the research...
How to Write a Research Paper I: Telling Your Story
Rarely do we consider writing a scientific paper as a creative exercise. But what if that could change? The best way to communicate anything is through stories. The sc...
Using Antisense to Characterize Nonsense: A Mouse Model of Progranulin-Deficient Dementia
Transgenic mouse models are important tools for testing therapeutic strategies. In this episode of Listen In, discover the benefits and essential considerations when c...
Visualizing Membrane Dynamics by Electron Microscopy
Explore how the latest electron microscopy techniques and volume imaging can capture fast, dynamic membrane and vesicle remodeling events during synaptic transmission ...
Benefits of Imaging Data in Flow Cytometry Experiments: A Panel Discussion
Experience the transformative power of unbiased, data-driven cell analysis with access to over 25 image-derived label-free parameters, empowering you to easily assess ...
Jump into 3D Organoids: Basic Culture Techniques and Advanced Applications
Organoids are three-dimensional in vitro cultures derived directly from patient tissues or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and embryonic stem cells. They self-or...
Ethical Research Practice III: Image Manipulation – What's Ok, and What's Not
As a scientific researcher, you must present your work in an unbiased, original, and representative way. Without due care and attention, it is easy to drift over the b...
Ethical Research Practice II: Reporting Negative Results and Outliers
As a scientific researcher, you must present your work in an unbiased, original, and representative way. Without due care and attention, it is easy to drift over the b...
Ethical Research Practice I: Plagiarism – What It Is and How to Avoid It
As a scientific researcher, you must present your work in an unbiased, original, and representative way. Without due care and attention, it is easy to drift over the b...
Everyday Culture Practice: Improving Reproducibility in Cell Culture
Eukaryotic cell cultures respond to the slightest influence. Apart from the risk of contamination, minimal changes in cultivation parameters can affect their viability...
Precision and Efficiency at Your Fingertips: Why Electronic Pipettes are the Future of Pipetting
Many scientists see the added value in using electronic pipettes and have already upgraded their pipette fleet. The benefits include:• Reduced strain on thumbs and arm...
Introduction to Liquid Handling for Next-generation Sequencing Workflows
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized the ‘omics’ era, with the rapid decoding of massive DNA sequences, supporting the investigation into various biolog...
Essentials in Centrifugation—Better Safe than Sorry!
Centrifugation is the cornerstone of lab life, used in nearly every workflow, be it a routine task like pelleting cells or a dedicated assay for an important biomolecu...
Ten Common Statistical Mistakes to Watch out for When Writing or Reviewing a Manuscript
Some scientific papers are unbelievable as they showcase experimental excellence that we did not think possible. These papers astound us with their groundbreaking find...
How to Keep Your ULT Freezer Healthy
Your ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezer is not just a storage room for samples; it is your assurance for long-term scientific success and guards the results of your w...
