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Download this free guide to improve your decontamination processes for both biological and chemical contaminants.

Designing controls for some experiments involving cells can be tricky, especially for beginners who do not realize how many factors are at play and must be controlled during cell culture.

It is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of detecting a protein of interest on a western blot membrane. Here, we consider the three main types of protein detection for western blot; radioactive, enzymatic, and fluorescent.

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a technique that capitalizes on the specificity of the immune system to examine tissue stained to demonstrate the presence of certain proteins. In this guide, we have provided a sample IHC protocol followed by tips and techniques to optimize your IHC staining.

This is the essential guide for any laboratory thinking of implementing a LIMS to improve processes and operational efficiency.

Download this guide to understand the basics of working with magnetic beads, their various applications and how to optimize bead specificity.

This guide provides technical background on concepts and techniques for use of Transcreener® biochemical assays to measure drug-target residence times.

Download this guide for assistance on growing, isolating and identifying your bacterial cultures, including lots of handy tips and tricks to keep your culture healthy.

Download this free guide to storing your chemicals and reagents, including how to manage dangerous and delicate materials.

Publishing your work in well-respected academic journals is essential to progressing your career in your chosen field. The sheer volume of journals that are available can be daunting and the process in which they operate can be mystifying. To help you better understand how this process works and to give you a basic overview of what to expect, we’ve broken it down into 5 key steps.