Cell Biology

Stable vs transient expression: Which to use and when?

Water-jacketed incubators: Do they really hold the temperature longer during power outages?

In this article, we look at the questions whether water-jacketed incubators offer advantages during power outages.

What is Primary Cell Culture?

How do cells cultured in 2D and 3D differ? A dimension shift

How to thaw cells – Guide for more reproducible cryopreservation results

Cell thawing is an essential and sometimes undervalued element in all areas of cell-based research and production. A standardized cryopreser ...

UV-Vis Spectrophotometry – Easy and Quick Quantification of Nucleic Acids

The absorbance measurement of a nucleic acid solution at only four wavelengths is sufficient to determine its concentration and to obtain an ...

Verification of Photometric Measurement Values at a Glance

A quick check of the measured data based on the following key parameters increases the certainty that the results are reliable.

Cell Culture FAQ: Sources of Mycoplasma - Where do they come from?

Have you ever wondered how mycoplasma get into your cell culture? Learn more about potential sources and helpful ressources in this article.

How to prevent contamination in the cell culture lab

In order to prevent contaminations in cell cultures, it is imperative that equipment be thoroughly cleaned, or exchanged, after work with ea ...

How to identify eukaryotic contamination in your cell culture

How to detect a yeast contamination in your cell culture

What Are Aerosols?

Imagine you heard from someone that you were surrounded by millions of microorganisms. At home, at work, in the gym, even in nature: Every d ...

How to identify fungal contamination in your cell culture

How to identify Mycoplasma contamination in your cell culture

How to recognize bacterial contamination in your cell culture

STR Profiling

The analysis of Short Tandem Repeats (STR) has become the standard for intra-species identity testing of human cell lines. However, developm ...

How to Stop Dripping When Pipetting Volatile Liquids

Who isn’t aware of acetone, ethanol & co. starting to drip out of the pipette tip directly after aspiration? Probably, every one of us has e ...

Cell Identity

According to ICLAC (International Cell Line Authentication Committee) terms of reference, a cell line is considered to be misidentified if i ...

Everyday Culture Practice

The use of cell culture systems for biological testing presupposes that changes in the behavior of a cell line are a direct response to an e ...

Stem cell culture - Biological vs. Synthetic Coating

In stem cell research, in vitro culture is essential for obtaining large numbers of cells. The condition of the surface on which the cells g ...

Transferring Centrifugation Parameters From a Protocol to Your Own Conditions

What do you have to check and possibly adjust? We reveal the secret behind rcf and rpm and how to convert one to the other. Or you use our r ...

Increase Your Creativity by Stretching

Stretching is one of the most natural movements utilized by almost every creature on the planet. Cats and dogs are natural experts in stretc ...