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What is a DOI and Why Should You Care?
…their preferred method. If you are using them in your thesis or presentations (poster or digital) speak to your supervisor or institution for their preferred layout and if they have…
Read MoreThe Why and How of Promoting Your Science Publication Online.
…simplified summaries, or even more advanced communication methods like face-camera video presentations, animated infographics, interactive polls, etc. You can try and start your own blog. Though much more time-consuming, this…
Read MoreIntellectual Property: How Not to Shoot Yourself in the Foot
…your research loses the potential for patentability. Even poster presentations or talks at conferences can render an invention unpatentable. Once your idea is divulged, it is no longer commercially viable…
Read MoreLet There Be Light! Microscope Maintenance Part 1: Routine Care and Replacing Bulbs
…free from immersion oil and correctly aligned. From the routine checking of slides, capturing images for presentations and publications, to diagnosing diseases using point-of-care microscopes, all individuals need to properly…
Read MoreThe Art of Bridging the Gap between Scientists and the Public
Communicating your science to a lay audience is different than giving a talk to other scientists. An urban legend says that when Michael Faraday verified the relationship between electricity and…
Read MoreLessons I’ve Learned in Grad School (Despite Myself)
…and the number of presentations that I have had to prepare over the last few years. I do vaguely remember my advisor returning my manuscripts dozens of times with corrections,…
Read MoreHow to Make Sure Your NGS Results are Robust
…don’t, ask questions until you are satisfied with your knowledge. Before publishing your findings, discuss them with colleagues who have expertise in the area. Conferences and presentations are also a…
Read MoreBuffer Banter: Pre-cast PAGE Gels & Buffer Compatibility
…seminars, power-point presentations, lab meetings, journal clubs and summer students ran out of time to order the correct gels, let alone always make our own gels and buffers. This article…
Read MoreIntroducing Aptamers for Super Resolution Microscopy
…to co-localization studies to investigate other proteins your pet protein interacts with, giving you more information on what it might be up to in there. An overlap of fluorescent signals…
Read MoreFunding Opportunities and the Flow of Money in Science
…students (usually resulting in more tuition money). Universities also use their “R” status to encourage philanthropic giving from generous donors. To incentivize faculty, research universities link promotion and tenure to…
Read MoreHow to Stop Worrying and Love Your Q&A Session
…rather just skip it if they could. Despite its bad rap, the Q&A session is actually my favorite part of giving a talk! It’s my chance to get feedback from…
Read MoreMeasuring Invasion – Round is the New Flat
…period of time – giving information not only on the invasive capacity of the cells but also the kinetics of invasion. Another advantage of this 3D sphere invasion assay is…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Feeling Isolated During Graduate School
…enjoy giving back to others, so it lifts up mood and spirit. It can also take your mind off of your next deadline, grant writing, committee meeting, or lab experiment….
Read More!BAM! !POW!: How to Become a Better Job Search Street fighter – Round Two
…tomorrow at 11am” be ok? You’re giving them closed alternatives, whereas if you simply offer 3pm, you’re giving them the opportunity to say “NO”! If you manage to get to…
Read More6 Ways to Maximize the Lifetime of Your Reagents
…your lab’s standards and supervise, there is little sense in giving them free reign to where they can always help themselves. Giving away the secrets to where the best reagents…
Read MoreFluorescent Tyramides In Histology: A Versatile Approach For Multiplex Molecular Tissue Probing
…This eliminates the risk of antibody reagents cross-reacting with each other in multiplex colocalization studies and giving false positive colocalization results. Same species? That’s okay In principle, this means that…
Read MoreMaking Sense of Creative Commons Licenses
…of the journal, but comes with a number of downsides for you as the author. For example, by giving a journal exclusive rights to publish your manuscript, you are restricting…
Read MoreThe Establishment of the Nobel Prize
…each in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace). What’s interesting is that he never picked any Nobel Prize winners, he never went to a prize-giving ceremony, and he…
Read MoreHow to Give a Great Scientific Talk and Engage Your Audience
…your audience knows anything—even if you’re giving a talk to a group of specialists in your field. Be clear about the assays, axes on your graphs, and readouts you’re using….
Read MoreUnderstand EC numbers in 5 minutes Part I: How EC numbers work
…classes of enzymes catalyzing similar reactions. Besides giving very specific information about the general reaction type, mechanism, substrates, products and cofactors, the EC number prevents the confusion that would otherwise…
Read MoreWhat’s The Problem With Ampicillin Selection?
…very large portion) of the cells may no longer have the plasmid, giving poor yielding plasmid preps, protein expression etc. On agar plates, ampicillin degradation can lead to the formation…
Read MoreOptimize Bacterial Protein Expression by Considering these 4 Variables
…Protein Expression Guide This short guide will help you get started by considering the key variables in bacterial protein expression and giving some insight into how to fine-tune them. Feed…
Read MoreWhat’s The Problem With Ampicillin Selection?
…cultures, this means that a portion (possibly a very large portion) of the cells no longer have the plasmid, giving poor yielding plasmid preps, protein expression etc. On agar plates,…
Read MoreTroubleshooting and Optimizing your Mouse Breedings
…may not be the most obvious player in reproductive or hormonal physiology giving you a surprising insight into its role and may produce an interesting research article. If your mice…
Read MoreDealing with tension and conflict in the lab
…in the tissue culture hood. As I stood there giving out to them (and horrifyingly realizing at the same time that I had mistakenly booked for the next day!), I…
Read MorePop Quiz!: Do You Know How a Coulter Counter Works?
…an aperture. This membrane can be stretched or relaxed to open or close the aperture, giving a higher dynamic range of analysis. Conclusion Coulter counter instruments give rapid, reliable, and…
Read MoreTips on Restriction Digests: Designing a Restriction Screen
…fail for a variety of reasons. Here is a checklist to work through if your digests are giving you surprising results or no results at all: the restriction enzymes have…
Read MoreStruggles of a Life Scientist
…to the plate reader! To prevent giving the evening cleaning crew a heart attack, keep the sleeping cot at home. Solution: To really up your game, check out the latest…
Read MoreVariations on the ChIP-seq Theme and Challenges of Befriending Large Datasets
…prior knowledge! The ChIP-Seq Variations Nowadays there are some innovative techniques to analyze the epigenome giving us different insights and information. Classic ChIP–seq reveals binding sites of specific transcription factors…
Read MoreThe Art of PCR Primer Design
…nucleotides upstream of restriction sites. This will increase the efficiency of the restriction reaction (by giving the enzyme something to “hold on to”). Since the extra bases do not anneal…
Read MoreGene Synthesis: Cloning of The Future?
…some clone it in E. coli vector, giving you an unlimited supply of self-correcting template. Having chosen a company it is time to design your sequence. This is the time…
Read MoreTo Be or Not to Be a Post-doc? A Recurring Dilemma
…pursuing an academic career, so who can be better at giving you that advice than your supervisor. I was a little reticent about asking my supervisor for career advice, a…
Read MoreHow to Refold 653 Insoluble Proteins
…yourself a lot of time. And if you don’t, once you develop your protocol, uploading it to the database will save someone else the time in future – giving you…
Read MoreGas Chromatography: What It Is, How It Works, and 5 Critical Components
…the principles and instrumentation involved in GC. It can be an intimidating technique at first, but after giving it a couple of tries, you will get the hang of it!…
Read MoreThe History of PCR
…time-consuming, exhausting, and tedious work. Imagine troubleshooting the optimal temperature for a primer to bind? Rather than popping your plate into a PCR cycler and giving different annealing temperatures to…
Read MoreThe Sandwich Technique: How to Dish Out Critique
How time flies. One day you are giving your first presentation in front of your fellow students, seemingly the next you are listening to a presentation by your own student….
Read MoreWhat To Do When Whole Genome Sequencing Yields Unexpected Results: Is There A One-Size-Fits-All Answer?
…At the same time, institutions seem to be giving their clients the option to ‘opt out’ despite official recommendations to the contrary. For example, GeneDx, a company that performs WES,…
Read MoreHow to: Keep your data organized
…details are lost, it is important to write it up as experiments are performed. Giving each lab book a unique number, numbering the pages, and keeping an index of experiments…
Read MoreKeeping Your Proteins Happy with Chemical Chaperones
…BSA may be doing more than that! BSA has a propensity to non-specifically promote protein folding and reduce protein aggregation. When You Should Use Chemical Chaperones You should consider giving…
Read MoreHow Does Peer Review in Science Work?
…scientists are not paid for peer review work. Reviewing manuscripts for journals is a pro bono job, a service that researchers have been giving for free for centuries. While some…
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