Techniques
What is PCR? – The Beginner’s Guide
If you need to copy, sequence, or quantify DNA, you need to know PCR. But what is PCR? Read our guide to the PCR process, and discover tips to help you avoid the most common PCR pitfalls.
Read More Visualising protein degradation and aggregation in the living cell
Register Now In this webinar, Prof. Eric Reits will discuss how several neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease, are characterized by the formation of protein aggregates, and that components of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) co-localize in these aggregates. This has led to speculation that the UPS is impaired in these disorders, with UPS…
Read More Life beyond the pixels: deep learning methods for single cell analysis
In this webinar, you will discover: the computational steps in the analysis of single cell-based large-scale microscopy experiments; a novel microscopic image correction method designed to eliminate illumination and uneven background effects; new single-cell image segmentation methods; the Advanced Cell Classifier, a machine learning software tool for identifying cellular phenotypes; how the above machine learning…
Read More A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing qPCR Primers
qPCR primer design is a bit of science, a bit of magic, and a little bit of luck. Here’s the science to help you design the best primers for your experiments.
Read More How to Identify Supercoils, Nicks and Circles in DNA Plasmid Preps
Why do you get three bands when running uncut plasmid DNA on agarose gels. Discover the answer and how it can help improve your DNA plasmid preps.
Read More Which Type of Ethanol Should I Use?
Want to know more about ethanol grades commonly used in the lab? We help you make sense of your flammables cabinet with our rundown of the ethanol grades typically used in molecular biology, as well as some important rules for how to use them correctly.
Read More CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing: Weighing the Pros and Cons
Constant Current or Voltage in SDS-PAGE: The Great Debate
It’s not always easy deciding whether to run electrophoresis at a constant voltage, current, or power. Here, we outline the differences to help you make an informed decision.
Read More How History Shaped Modern Optical Microscopes, Part Two: Corrected Lenses and Objectives
Discover how chromatic and geometric imaging aberrations have been corrected over the last few centuries with the development of corrected lenses and objectives.
Read More 5 Ways to Clean Up A DNA Sample
Are you struggling with your DNA clean-up? Then check out our top five methods so you can pick the best option for your experiments.
Read More See The Hidden: Virtual Neurosciences Workshop
See The Hidden: Virtual Neurosciences Workshop This live online event brings together a series of scientific talks and microscopy showcases, centering around four specific topics in microscopy – 3D real time imaging*, laser microdissection, confocal nanoscopy and high pressure freezing techniques in electron microscopy. Each section will kick off with a scientific talk from one…
Read More How History Shaped Modern Optical Microscopes, Part One: Simple and Compound Microscopes
Discover the history of simple and compound microscopes in this first of our two-part series on the history of microscopes.
Read More Ethanol Precipitation of DNA and RNA: How it Works
Using ethanol precipitation to isolate or concentrate your nucleic acids? Find out how this routinely used technique works, and get tips to produce the best results.
Read More Screening in the Modern CRISPR Era
Screening in the Modern CRISPR Era Available On Demand Speaker Andrew Ravanelli Principal Scientist, Genome and Epigenome EditingMerck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Andrew obtained his Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Duke University, where he used mouse and zebrafish models to dissect cellular mechanisms of early tissue formation. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatrics at the…
Read More 4 Easy Steps to Analyze Your qPCR Data Using Double Delta Ct Analysis
New to qPCR? Here’s a quick summary of one of the two most common analysis methods – double delta Ct analysis.
Read More Advanced Sectioning Techniques: How to Section Difficult Tissues
Are you having problems with tissue sectioning? Follow these 10 tissue sectioning tips to create the perfect tissue section every time without stressing out.
Read More Stereo (Dissecting) Microscopes 101
Want to know about stereo microscopes? This article answers what a stereo microscope is, how it works and why it’s a great tool for biologists!
Read More UltraMicroscope Blaze™ live instrument demonstration
UltraMicroscope Blaze™ live instrument demonstration Available On-Demand Register & Watch Now This live demonstration introduces you directly to the Ultramicroscope Blaze, a fully-automated, multi-scale, high-resolution, light sheet imaging system for high throughput volumetric imaging of large biological samples. Our imaging team will demonstrate the ease-of-use and performance of the instrument and take you through the…
Read More The UltraMicroscope Blaze™: Automated 3D imaging on an unprecedented scale
The UltraMicroscope Blaze™: Automated 3D imaging on an unprecedented scale Available On-Demand Register & Watch Now This webinar introduces the brand new Ultramicroscope Blaze. This next-generation light sheet imaging system brings together more than a decade of light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) development and collaboration. The Blaze is a fully-automated light sheet imaging system with,…
Read More How to Make the Perfect Agar Plate Every Time
Agar plates are the foundation of many experiments – make sure your plates are perfect every time with these 8 tips and start your experiment ready for success!
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