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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.
Want to know the best way to perform relative quantification for your qPCR data? Read on.
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.
Western blot quantification can show how protein expression changes between conditions and treatments. Discover the 4 critical steps you need for quantification.
Got non-specific PCR amplification? You need touchdown PCR! Discover what it is, how it works, and get 5 top tips for performing touchdown PCR.
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.
Pouring and running an agarose gel should be a simple and routine procedure, but there are a surprising number of ways to destroy your agarose gel.
CRISPR isn’t just about DNA editing. Discover how you can use Cas13 proteins in your research to knock down, modify or track RNAs in mammalian cells.
When working with proteins, accurate protein quantification is key for getting reliable data. Here are the top 5 quantification assays.
Are you having problems amplifying GC-rich regions in your PCR reactions? Read this article for 5 easy tips to address these issues!
Can’t be bothered doing a qPCR standard curve? Find out why it’s important to getting great results and how to do it.
Oil immersion microscopy can improve your resolution in microscopy. This article will explain why this is the case and how you can use oil immersion microscopy in the lab!
Get a short introduction to AI including key terminology, example applications of artificial intelligence in biology, and resources to help you get started.
NMR is a powerful structural tool for studying proteins. Learn how to use multidimensional NMR to identify ligand binding sites and more!
Working in a lab can be a smelly business. Let’s countdown some of the worst lab smells! Then, you can suggest your own.
Here we take a closer look at plasmid copy number and examine how it can be manipulated in the lab giving you flexibility in your work.
Cell confluency can affect cell behavior and growth. Find out what confluency is, how to measure it, and why it is a crucial consideration for your experiments.
NMR can generate tons of useful data for protein samples. Learn all about NMR and Protein Dimerization in this easy intro.
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.
Understanding the basic (and simple!) chemistry behind DNA ligation will help you get better DNA ligation results. Learn all about it here.
NMR is a structural tool that plays second fiddle to crystallography. But there’s a cheap, label-free method of investigating protein folding by NMR.
Discover what phosphorylation is, understand why you might want to mimic it, and learn 3 ways to mimic phosphorylation for both in vitro and in vivo applications
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.
You don’t have to be a genius to understand Cryo-EM. Discover the fundamentals of this powerful microscopy tool and what propelled it into the scientific mainstream.
The slow, inching progress of cryo-EM towards the scientific mainstream can be told as a story with three parts. So take a step back and enjoy a short history of cryo-electron microscopy.
You don’t have to be a brainbox to get your samples ready for cryo-EM, but a little wisdom goes a long way. Learn how to tend to your tissues, organize your organelles, and prepare your proteins to get the micrographs you’ve always dreamed of.
Microscopy is a huge and active field. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget the basics. Read our biologists’ guide to electron microscopy techniques.
It’s a tough reality, but research can be damaging to the environment. Discover our simple tips and do more sustainable research.
Microscopy is a huge and active field. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget the basics. Read our biologists’ intro to applications of electron microscopy.
Whether you’re generating, analyzing, or reviewing qPCR data you need to understand how it works and best practices. That’s why we’ve pulled together our top qPCR papers every researcher should read.
Are your plasmid preps giving your poor yields? We’ve got 11 reasons that might be causing it and how to fix them.
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.
Getting to know your protein’s structure can help uncover deeper insights and inspire new hypotheses. Discover how protein data bank files can help.
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.
Why is SDS-PAGE run vertically? Agarose gel electrophoresis is run horizontally, so why not SDS-PAGE? Here are 3 great answers.
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