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Flow Cytometry in Cancer Research

This article describes how flow cytometry can be used to identify new tumor markers and diagnose cancers such as leukemia.

18 Dec 2018

Gating Strategies for Flow Cytometry

To analyze experimental results from a flow cytometer, it is necessary to place “gates” in the data. This article explains different gating methods.

18 Dec 2018

Studying Cell Receptors using Flow Cytometry

This article describes the ways in which flow cytometry can be used to study cell receptors, and gives examples of previous research papers.

18 Dec 2018

What are Haptens?

Haptens are small molecules which elicit an immune response by binding to proteins and pharmaceutical drugs in the body.

18 Dec 2018

Reducing PCR Inhibition in Forensic Science

CR inhibitors may bind to DNA polymerase, interact with DNA itself, or interact with DNA polymerase during primer extension.

17 Dec 2018

Overcoming DNA Degradation in Forensic Science

Forensic samples that have been damaged or purposefully destroyed must be repaired for analysis and use in court. Several methods exist that can repair this damage.

17 Dec 2018

Electrophoresis as a Tool in Forensics

Electrophoresis is popular in the field of forensics, particularly in the analysis of unknown samples containing proteins and other biological components.

17 Dec 2018

What is Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography?

Micellar electrokinetic chromatography is a modified version of capillary electrophoresis which is used to separate a wide range of molecules.

17 Dec 2018

Real-time Quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) in Research

Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (R-qPCR) is a lab technique that can be used to study bacteria, cancer cells and more.

14 Dec 2018

Drug Repurposing: Biomedical Tools and Research Techniques

This article describes the benefits of drug repurposing over traditional drug development, and the scientific methods used to identify new uses of a drug.

14 Dec 2018

Matrix Combination Screening

Matrix combination screening is used to narrow down extensive lists of drug combinations with the potential to be beneficial to patients.

14 Dec 2018

Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA): Methodology

ELISA is an immunological technique used for detecting and measuring specific proteins, such as antibodies, antigens, and hormones in biological samples.

14 Dec 2018

Exosome Analysis Using Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometry can be used to detect and characterize exosomes based on their cell surface markers.

12 Dec 2018

Stem Cell Niches: Lessons Learned from Drosophila

The Drosophila ovary is a model system used to investigate the functional interactions between stem cells and their niches (microenvironments that maintain stemness).

11 Dec 2018

What is Organ-on-a-Chip (OOC)?

Organ-on-a-chip technology combines engineered three-dimensional tissue within a microfluidic system to simulate the mechanics and physiology of entire organs.

11 Dec 2018