How to Make the Perfect Agar Plate Every Time
Agar plates are the foundation of many experiments – make sure your plates are perfect every time with these 8 tips and start your experiment ready for success!

By Dr Nick Oswald
Crash Course in Microbial Identification
Need a crash course in microbial identification methods? Here we give you a rundown of the methods available for the identification of bacteria, yeast, or filamentous fungi to the species level.

10 Tips on Writing a Research Poster
A scientific research poster can be a great tool for drawing people into a conversation at a conference. We’ve pulled together our 10 top tips to help you prep perfect posters.

10 Ways to Use Your “Dr” Title for Good and Evil
So you might be wondering why you bothered with all those years of failed experiments, committees, over-bearing supervisors, thesis writing, and thesis defending. Well, no matter where life takes you, you can now call yourself “Dr” whenever you want. And that can be more useful than you might think…

8 Steps to More Successful Experiments
Performing successful experiments is a crucial skill for scientists. We’ve rounded up our top tips to help you achieve perfect procedures!

Confocal Images: Expert Tips for Your Hour of Need!
Getting publication perfect confocal images can be tricky. If you are struggling or just want to ensure you’re capturing the best images possible, check out our top 7 tips for confocal imaging.

Resolution and Refractive Index: Set-up Your Confocal Wisely!
Get the best out of your time on the microscope by understanding the refractive index of your experiment to optimize and increase your resolution.

Getting publication perfect confocal images can be tricky. If you are struggling or just want to ensure you’re capturing the best images possible, check out our top 7 tips for confocal imaging.
