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Image of T cells and cancer cells highlighting how CRISPR can be used to enhance T cells anti cancer abilities.
A CRISPR Approach to Immuno-Oncology

T cells can be tricky to engineer with CRISPR. Find out the key considerations when editing these cells and how you can overcome any associated challenges.

The Beginner’s Guide to LaTeX Part 2: Formatting in LaTeX

Making the jump from Word to LaTeX to prepare your scientific documents involves a steep learning curve. We’ve made the transition easier by collating the basic commands you need to know to format text in LaTeX, including bold, underlined, and italicized text, and creating itemized lists.

From Bench to Cloud: Cloud Computing for Biology Research

As biological datasets get larger and larger, more biologists are turning to cloud computing for their storage and analysis. This article explores the advantages of cloud computing for biology and lists some online services you can use for your projects.

Alkaline Lysis vs. Boiling Lysis: Selecting the Ideal Plasmid Isolation Method

Alkaline lysis is ideal when you need high-purity plasmid DNA for applications like cloning. Boiling lysis is a low-cost alternative suitable for routine screening tasks. However, it generally yields lower-purity DNA and is limited to smaller plasmids. This article breaks down the applications of the two approaches.


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