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It’s crucial that we stay safe in the lab. To prevent accidents, we should risk assess our work. So here’s how to conduct a risk assessment in 6 steps.
We all know acids are dangerous chemicals, and you should handle them carefully. But how should we handle bases? Read on for top tips for handling bases safely in the lab.
Laboratories brim with nasty chemicals and bugs. PPE protects you from them, but only if you don’t commit any of these PPE sins!
Gloves protect your skin from the numerous hazards lurking in labs. To help you stay safe, we’ll review the many lab glove types, then give you some handy tips on double-gloving, working with liquid nitrogen, coping with latex allergies, and how to best follow glove etiquette.
To help you keep safe and sound, we’ll review the most common types of PPE for the face and eyes, and give you some pointers on when (and when not!) to use them.
Do you fully understand why enzymes have the best catalytic activity within a specific temperature ranges? Find out in our handy guide.
We show you how to read a scientific paper efficiently to make the most of your reading time.
Journal Club. So much more than reading a paper aloud. So many ways to mess it up. Got to present one? Then read our journal club toolkit.
Getting involved in the post-publication review of scientific papers can seriously improve your critical analysis skills. Here’s how.
Working with chemicals is dangerous and can lead to injury, or worse. Follow these ten broadly applicable golden rules to help keep you and your colleagues working safely in the lab.
Here’s an easy guide on how to maintain your lab balance. Following these tips will ensure your balance remains clean and perhaps most importantly, accurate.
Contamination in your pipette can mean contamination in your experiments, making cleaning pipettes regularly critical. Here’s an easy guide on how to do it.
Kits for DNA gel extraction are a great way to save time in the lab, but they are costly and produce much plastic waste. Discover three easy kit-free DNA gel extraction methods that can save you money and reduce waste in the lab.
Let’s be honest—we scientists don’t always present our science in ways that are accessible to everyone. Nor is lab-based science always accessible. Explore what accessibility in science is and how we can all make science more accessible and inclusive.
Acids are common and essential chemicals in any research laboratory. In this article, you’ll get advice on how to handle strong acids safely to give you the confidence to routinely prepare, handle, and dispose of them in the lab.
I’d bet that your trusty pipette is probably one the the most often used tools in the lab. But do you have any idea how to check the accuracy of your pipette? We’ll take you though how to do this in just 7 easy steps.
Are you having problems amplifying GC-rich regions in your PCR reactions? Read this article for 5 easy tips to address these issues!
Get a short introduction to AI including key terminology, example applications of artificial intelligence in biology, and resources to help you get started.
It pays dividends to think creatively about your research. Here are 8 tips to supercharge creativity in science and ensure a great environment to help your imagination flourish.
Discover how embracing simplicity in science can make you a more effective researcher while reducing your workload.
Are you looking to improve your lab work, publication record, and grant success rate? Then read our guide to feedback—what it is, where it should come from, and how to give it to others.
It’s a tough reality, but research can be damaging to the environment. Discover our simple tips and do more sustainable research.
Organizing your files is simple with Zotero; we’ve got the lowdown on functionality, usability, and access.
The art of delegation can help save time and give you a happy, more productive lab life. Discover how with our easy guide to delegation for scientists.
We all rely on pH, pKa, and pI for a vast amount of our research. But what is pH? How does it relate to pKa and pI? Read the definitive guide.
If you’re unsure as to how the peer-review process works, the difference between open and double-blind peer review or are wondering if peer review is broken, read on.
With the NanoDrop spectrophotometer, quantifying a DNA, RNA, or protein sample concentration is as easy. Here’s everything you need to know about the strengths and limitations of this handy spec.
Getting science research grants is becoming increasingly competitive and difficult. Read our top tips to maximize your chances of success.
If you’ve worked in a lab, odds are you’ve had an encounter with filtration of one sort or another. Do you understand exactly how filters work, though? Or have you wondered why certain filters are used for certain lab applications?
Discover more about how ReadCube Papers can help you keep on top of your references.
Learn more about the key features of EndNote to work out if it’s the right reference manager for you.
Learn how Mendeley allows you to organize a library containing your favorite articles and generate citations and bibliographies while writing papers.
Discover more about biocuration, why it’s so important, and what it takes to become a biocurator. It turns out that biocuration as a career choice is easier than you might think!
This article reassesses the dangers of using ethidium bromide and compares some supposedly safer alternatives
Don’t just take in on faith that your measurements are accurate. Discover how to verify your measurements using gage R&R studies.
PubCrawler automatically searches PubMed and GenBank for queries that you specify, and emails you the results, helping you stay on top of your literature searches.
It’s all too easy to forget how many common lab chemicals are dangerous. Read on, as we bring you even more dangerous lab chemicals that you should not be messing with.
With hazards all around, it’s easy to forget how deadly even common chemicals in the lab are. But don’t worry—we’ve compiled a list of common, dangerous chemicals to help you out.
Discover how to easily draw proteins and nucleic acids using molecular visualization tools with our step-by-step tutorial.
We show you how to get organized and develop a system to stay on top of your literature reviews.
The eBook with top tips from our Researcher community.