Today's Freshest Bites

Being in the recruiting business, we make a lot of calls to candidates each day. And you would be surprised how many job seekers have put a lot of thought into their resume, but fail to follow through by ensuring a professional (read on...)

How NOT to Receive Phone Calls in Your Job Hunt

by Travis on February 8, 2010

Where Did Bio Begin For You?

Where did bio begin for you? That intriguing question has been the central focus of an interesting experience I just had. How this all started It began on a Saturday morning. After I woke up and fed my cat, and before making my own breakfast, I went straight to my (read on...)

Better Plasmid Midipreps Part II: What Causes Low Yields?

Recently we received a question from Bitesize Bio reader Sonia after our article How to: Get Better Plasmid Midiprep Yields. She asked: "What could be the problem when one sample gives a good yield while the other plasmid gives poor a one, when both the samples were (read on...)

Yonder Biology: Bringing Science to “Mom and Dad”

Who is Andy Bass? Answer: A surfing scientist turned businessman from Alabama with a passion for educating the world about molecular biology. Andy is the CEO and founder of Yonder Biology, a brand new biotech company located in northern San Diego county here in (read on...)

How To Get a Perfect Pellet After DNA/RNA Precipitation

If you’re performing DNA/RNA precipitations, you will have read Suzanne's excellent article on which alcohol to use for precipitating your precious samples (check out some useful info in the comments for that article as well). Its publication prompted the recall of (read on...)

Tech Tips & Tutorials

How is Lab Grade Water Purified?

There's something in the water, and it would love to go after your experiments. Straight out of the tap, water contains
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How To Get An Industry Job In A New Location

A major hurdle to getting an industry job in a new country is that many companies will only interview local candidates. Many job
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The Best of Bitesize Bio 2009

Before we get our brains fully back into gear after the festive season and embark on what we hope will be a momentous year for
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The concentration of DNA in the eluate of a successful maxiprep is higher, so I think there are ...
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Manish: You can treat your 24kb fragment with Calf Intestinal Phosphatase (CIP) or Shrimp ...