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Comprehensive overviews of enabling tools and techniques, as well as trends, researched and written by Biocompare writers.

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Overcoming the Paradox of Choice in DNA Gel Documentation Systems
October 20, 2016
Gel documentation systems are a necessity in any laboratory that works with DNA. Equipment for gel documentation has evolved from simple UV lights and... read more
Advancing PCR Instrumentation
October 18, 2016
Now 33 years old, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) represents a standard process in molecular biology labs. Over the years, this technology has ... read more
Plate Reader Buyer’s Guide
October 13, 2016
The microplate reader has been around for more than three decades and continues to serve as a must-have workhorse of clinical, academic research and ... read more
WGS: Analyzing All the DNA and Then Some
October 11, 2016
The focused efforts by scientists to obtain a better understanding of the genome ultimately boils down to DNA and understanding what it has to say. As... read more
Protein Stains: Tried, True and Not Just Blue
October 06, 2016
Learn more about commonly used stains, including the tried and true as well as new options. read more
Tips on Cell-Based Assay Selection
October 04, 2016
When you need to know more than the cell count, selecting the right assay for the task doesn't need to be complex. read more
Single-Cell Gene Expression Analysis
September 27, 2016
Take a plate of cultured cells and put them under a microscope. To all intents and purposes, they’ll look identical. Yet they aren’t. Whether at the ... read more
Going Violet and Beyond
September 22, 2016
To look for specific populations of cells, such as certain types of cancer cells, researchers often combine fluorescent dyes—which bind to molecules ... read more
A CRISPR Attack On Cancer
September 20, 2016
Researchers are exploiting CRISPR in all aspects of cancer research, from disease modeling to drug screening to therapeutics. read more
Scaling Up: Culturing PSCs in 3D
September 15, 2016
Considerations when culturing PSCs in three dimensions. read more
DNA Methylation Tools
September 13, 2016
Researchers are keen to detect 5-mC and its derivatives, and tool providers have created a number of reagents and kits to assist. read more
Metabolomics Software
September 08, 2016
When it comes to untargeted (that is, discovery-mode) metabolomics, says Mike Milburn, chief scientific officer at metabolomics service provider ... read more
Mycoplasma Testing-Zapping the Nasty Critters
September 06, 2016
According to Bob Geraghty, biorepository and cell services head at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, who coauthored a detailed guide to cell... read more
Outsourcing: A Viable Solution for Monoclonal-Antibody Production
September 01, 2016
Broadly stated, a biotherapeutic is a medicine developed from biological products or processes. In the timely journey to bring to market a ... read more
2016 Next-Gen Sequencing Buyer's Guide
August 30, 2016
Prior to the mid-1970s, researchers knew what DNA looked like, but the “message being expressed” wasn’t clear. That all changed in 1977, when ... read more
Serum Selection for Cell Culture
August 25, 2016
Mammalian cell culture is a vital tool and often the initial phase in the research workflow for a cell biologist. Cells are grown in a synthetic ... read more