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Cell staining
Cell staining is a laboratory procedure used to visualize cells with microscopy. Different stains can be used to identify specific cellular components. Some examples of cell staining include 7-AAD, DAPI, Hoechst dye, propidium iodine, and trypan blue.
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AUG 07, 2017Videos
The 2017 Koch Institute Image Awards from MIT have been announced; this video describes the work of one of the winning i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2017Videos
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Clathrin pits are known to have a role in endocytosis, but research has revealed new details on their function.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2017Microbiology
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Reporting in science, researchers have created an atlas that aims to show the location of proteins throughout a human ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a novel way to determine stem cell fate earlier than current techniques allow. Stem cells hav ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
There is a huge interest in the development of new antibiotics; they are important drugs and not many new ones come long ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2017Videos
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Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years ...DEC 11, 2016Microbiology
The Human Genome Project to sequence our genome was fully completed by 2003, and it soon became clear that the next hurd ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2016Microbiology
Researchers working at the Karolinska Institutet have made a breakthrough that will aid scientists studying biofilms. Th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded by a contribution by Paul G. Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft, in 2014. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2016Microbiology
Using a special type of microscopy, researchers were able to capture changes in the nucleus of nerve cells as they under ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Microbiology
Electron microscopy is a powerful tool that produces images of things magnified up to ten million times, but the images ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that proteins, RNA and DNA have to be stained to be visualized under fluorescence; the bel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2016Videos
Asha Patel of MIT, in collaboration with the University of Nottingham in the UK, describes her project, which won a Koch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2016Videos
Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years ...JAN 20, 2016Neuroscience
The brain is pretty much the body’s supercomputer. While the heart keeps blood pumping, the lungs keep air flowing ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic, and chemical properties. But the tiny particles are much more inter ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) is a cause of chronic watery diarrhea that is attributed to a lack of nutrient abso ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 07, 2015Microbiology
Have you ever wondered what would survive a nuclear disaster? What comes to mind? Cockroaches? Cher? What about bacteria ...Written By: Kerry Evans
AUG 07, 2017
Videos
The 2017 Koch Institute Image Awards from MIT have been announced; this video describes the work of one of the winning i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Videos
Some facts are taken for granted. In the case of genetics, we take for granted the knowledge that humans have 23 pairs o
...
JUL 10, 2017
Videos
Check out this nanoscopy, in which scientists attempt to visualize structures below a 200 to 300 nanometer resolution, s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clathrin pits are known to have a role in endocytosis, but research has revealed new details on their function.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2017
Microbiology
It’s a long, dangerous trip from the mouth to the colon. New research from Massachusetts General Hospital explain
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 19, 2017
Cancer
Of the 180,000 women who have surgeries to remove cancerous breast tissues, about a quarter will return to the OR for a
...
MAY 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in science, researchers have created an atlas that aims to show the location of proteins throughout a human ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a novel way to determine stem cell fate earlier than current techniques allow. Stem cells hav
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
There is a huge interest in the development of new antibiotics; they are important drugs and not many new ones come long
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2017
Videos
In an effort to reuse and recycle every possible thing we can, here are some tips on what you can do with your coffee gr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
epigenetics initiates pancreatic cancer metastasis
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 29, 2016
Videos
Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years
...
DEC 11, 2016
Microbiology
The Human Genome Project to sequence our genome was fully completed by 2003, and it soon became clear that the next hurd
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers working at the Karolinska Institutet have made a breakthrough that will aid scientists studying biofilms. Th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded by a contribution by Paul G. Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft, in 2014.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2016
Microbiology
Using a special type of microscopy, researchers were able to capture changes in the nucleus of nerve cells as they under
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Microbiology
Electron microscopy is a powerful tool that produces images of things magnified up to ten million times, but the images
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that proteins, RNA and DNA have to be stained to be visualized under fluorescence; the bel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2016
Videos
Asha Patel of MIT, in collaboration with the University of Nottingham in the UK, describes her project, which won a Koch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2016
Videos
Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years
...
JAN 20, 2016
Neuroscience
The brain is pretty much the body’s supercomputer. While the heart keeps blood pumping, the lungs keep air flowing
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic, and chemical properties. But the tiny particles are much more inter
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 22, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) is a cause of chronic watery diarrhea that is attributed to a lack of nutrient abso
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 07, 2015
Microbiology
Have you ever wondered what would survive a nuclear disaster? What comes to mind? Cockroaches? Cher? What about bacteria
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans