Functional Assays
Functional Assays: An assay is an analytical procedure in laboratory medicine, pharmacology, environmental biology and molecular biology for qualitatively examining or quantitatively measuring the presence, amount, or functional activity of a target entity.
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AUG 08, 2022Immunology
AUG 08, 2022One of the primary objectives for the application of flow cytometry in any testing environment should be measurement ass ...Sponsored By: Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.JUL 28, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 28, 2022Freeze drying, lyophilization, and cryodesiccation are all terms used to describe the process of removing water from a s ...Sponsored By: CytivaJUL 24, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 24, 2022Human egg cells, called oocytes, have to last a long time. They are created before birth, and they stay viable for many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 14, 2022Magnetic beads (or superparamagnetic particles) can be used for the isolation and purification of cells, nucleic acids, ...Sponsored By: CytivaJUL 07, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 07, 2022Enjoy the benefits of working with a single supplier for DNA isolation, protein purification, research, and diagnostics ...Sponsored By: CytivaJUN 09, 2022Technology
JUN 09, 2022All living organisms are made of cells, as cells are the basic units of life. Cells are magnificent little things and th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
JUN 07, 2022Labroots hosted its 6th Annual Laboratory Automation Virtual Event on May 18, 2022. The speaker roster for this free con ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAY 21, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
MAY 21, 2022Geneticists have sought to understand the impact of genetic mutations, and what drives and maintains changes in DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
MAY 16, 2022There are many important considerations when choosing your laboratory consumables. How do you know that the plastic labw ...Sponsored By: LabconAPR 21, 2022Immunology
APR 21, 2022Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are part of the innate immune system, a generalized response to pathogens. These cells are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2022Genetics & Genomics
MAR 17, 2022Enzymes are crucial for speeding up slow chemical reactions. Anyone who has worked in a genetics lab is familiar with a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2022Cannabis Sciences
JAN 20, 2022As the pandemic has progressed, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have e ...Written By: Nadine HusamiDEC 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
DEC 24, 2021Genomic DNA is a huge molecule that is compacted to fit into the nucleus of cells, but there's more to DNA than genomes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 05, 2021EPFL researchers have develped a new tool for viewing live cells in unprecedented detail.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 30, 2021Sensitivity is a fundamental performance characteristic of a mass spectrometer The SCIEX 7500 system is enabling new lev ...Written By: SCIEXNOV 12, 2021Cannabis Sciences
NOV 12, 2021With 3 million people from the U.S. reporting clinical cases in 2015 – accompanied by an increased projected incid ...Written By: Nadine HusamiNOV 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
NOV 03, 2021In Parkinson's disease, neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine in a part of the brain called the substantial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2021Plants & Animals
NOV 03, 2021To the people of Samoa, the medicinal qualities of a tree known as matalafi are well known. Now scientists are bringing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Immunology
OCT 19, 2021In patients with hemophilia A—a hereditary disorder where the blood cannot clot properly—their immune system ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 18, 2021Plants & Animals
OCT 18, 2021Two new, unrelated studies have examined how very different environmental disasters affected wildlife in the areas where ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2021Microbiology
SEP 27, 2021Rift Valley fever virus is carried by mosquitoes, and when it's passed to livestock including cattle, goats, and sheep, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 10, 2021Better research models can help us solve some biological mysteries. In recent years, scientists have developed a variety ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 06, 2021The CRISPR gene editor uses RNA molecules that act as guides that ta Cas9 proteins, which are like enzymatic scissors, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 09, 2021Muscle cells were once thought to be the smallest units that experienced contraction. But new research has suggested tha ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2022
Immunology
AUG 08, 2022
One of the primary objectives for the application of flow cytometry in any testing environment should be measurement ass
...
Sponsored By:
Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.
JUL 28, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 28, 2022
Freeze drying, lyophilization, and cryodesiccation are all terms used to describe the process of removing water from a s
...
Sponsored By:
Cytiva
JUL 24, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 24, 2022
Human egg cells, called oocytes, have to last a long time. They are created before birth, and they stay viable for many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 14, 2022
Magnetic beads (or superparamagnetic particles) can be used for the isolation and purification of cells, nucleic acids,
...
Sponsored By:
Cytiva
JUL 07, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 07, 2022
Enjoy the benefits of working with a single supplier for DNA isolation, protein purification, research, and diagnostics
...
Sponsored By:
Cytiva
JUN 09, 2022
Technology
JUN 09, 2022
All living organisms are made of cells, as cells are the basic units of life. Cells are magnificent little things and th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUN 07, 2022
Labroots hosted its 6th Annual Laboratory Automation Virtual Event on May 18, 2022. The speaker roster for this free con
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAY 21, 2022
Geneticists have sought to understand the impact of genetic mutations, and what drives and maintains changes in DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAY 16, 2022
There are many important considerations when choosing your laboratory consumables. How do you know that the plastic labw
...
Sponsored By:
Labcon
APR 21, 2022
Immunology
APR 21, 2022
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are part of the innate immune system, a generalized response to pathogens. These cells are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
MAR 17, 2022
Enzymes are crucial for speeding up slow chemical reactions. Anyone who has worked in a genetics lab is familiar with a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
JAN 20, 2022
As the pandemic has progressed, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have e
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 24, 2021
Genomic DNA is a huge molecule that is compacted to fit into the nucleus of cells, but there's more to DNA than genomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 05, 2021
EPFL researchers have develped a new tool for viewing live cells in unprecedented detail.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 30, 2021
Sensitivity is a fundamental performance characteristic of a mass spectrometer The SCIEX 7500 system is enabling new lev
...
Written By:
SCIEX
NOV 12, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
NOV 12, 2021
With 3 million people from the U.S. reporting clinical cases in 2015 – accompanied by an increased projected incid
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 03, 2021
In Parkinson's disease, neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine in a part of the brain called the substantial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
NOV 03, 2021
To the people of Samoa, the medicinal qualities of a tree known as matalafi are well known. Now scientists are bringing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Immunology
OCT 19, 2021
In patients with hemophilia A—a hereditary disorder where the blood cannot clot properly—their immune system
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
OCT 18, 2021
Two new, unrelated studies have examined how very different environmental disasters affected wildlife in the areas where
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Microbiology
SEP 27, 2021
Rift Valley fever virus is carried by mosquitoes, and when it's passed to livestock including cattle, goats, and sheep,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 10, 2021
Better research models can help us solve some biological mysteries. In recent years, scientists have developed a variety
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 06, 2021
The CRISPR gene editor uses RNA molecules that act as guides that ta Cas9 proteins, which are like enzymatic scissors, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 09, 2021
Muscle cells were once thought to be the smallest units that experienced contraction. But new research has suggested tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch