Mass Spectrometry in Biological Research – A Guide for Beginners
Mass spectrometry can feel intimidating. Read this easy-to-follow guide to demystify mass spectrometry and learn how it can help your research.
By Carl Saxton
Working with Membrane Proteins: Tips for Expressing, Extracting, and Purifying Your Membrane Protein Sample
Working with membrane proteins can be tricky. Read on to get tried-and-tested tips and tricks for expressing, extracting, and purifying these water-phobic proteins.
Surviving the Big Chill: Freezing and Thawing Mammalian Cells in the Lab
Cryopreservation is crucial to the long-term maintenance of cells, so it’s important that you’re clued up on your freeze–thaw cycles. Check out our top tips for freezing and thawing cells.
A Beginner’s Guide to The Point Spread Function
Learn how the Point Spread Function affects what you see through your microscope and discover what you can do to improve your images.
Lab Basics: How Alkaline Lysis Works
Alkaline lysis for plasmid isolation? That’s like the ABCs in a molecular biology lab. Read this detailed article to understand the process behind this common technique.
A Complete Guide to How Nucleic Acid Extraction Kits Work
Nucleic acid extraction kits are routine in today’s molecular biology labs. Read on to know about what is inside these black boxes of wonder and how you can get the best results for your preps!
Multiplex CRISPR Gene Editing: What You Need to Know
If you need a multi-gene knockout or large-scale genomic modification, or want reduced off-target effects, then multiplex CRISPR is for you!
Learn how the Point Spread Function affects what you see through your microscope and discover what you can do to improve your images.
