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  • Use of an Automated Microscope Platform for Protein and Small-Molecule Crystal Harvesting

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011
    A standard laboratory microscope is a necessary tool in almost every laboratory in the world. While electron, fluorescence, confocal, and atomic force microscopes (AFMs) are gaining in popularity, the standard laboratory microscope continues to be a ... Read More

  • Buyers' Guide to Biological Confocal Microscopes

    Thursday, May 24, 2012
    Late 16th century Dutch eyeglass maker Zaccharias Janssen and son Hans inadvertently invented the compound microscope. Since then, microscopy has enabled highly efficient and accurate molecular, genetic, and cellular imaging for countless research ... Read More

  • Guide to Purchasing a Rotary or Nitrogen Evaporator

    Thursday, September 06, 2012
    Evaporation systems have many industrial, medical, and basic science applications. Read More

  • Overview of X-Ray Diffraction Systems

    Friday, January 04, 2013
    X-ray diffraction—analyzing the diffraction patterns that result when a beam of X-rays scatters off of atoms in a crystal structure—is a powerful tool for studying molecular structure. Analyzing the specific angles of the diffracted X-rays, as well ... Read More

  • MRSA Infection Control: Issues and Tests

    Wednesday, January 30, 2013
    Methicillin, the first beta-lactamase-resistant penicillin, was introduced in England in 1959, and strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were being reported as early as 1961. During the first ten years since those reports, ... Read More

  • Guide to Solid Phase Extraction Systems

    Monday, February 18, 2013
    Solid phase extraction (SPE) is a liquid chromatography method of separating a particular compound, or analyte, from a liquid mixture in which it is dissolved or suspended. This is commonly performed when separating an analyte of interest from other... Read More

  • HPV and Cervical Cancer

    Tuesday, March 05, 2013
    Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are small, nonenveloped, double-stranded circular DNA viruses. They cannot be cultured by conventional microbiological methods, and are classified based on similarities in nucleic acid sequences. Read More

  • Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR): Automated Analysis

    Wednesday, March 13, 2013
    The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), or the sed rate, is a simple, nonspecific marker of underlying inflammation. It is often used to screen patients with fevers of undetermined origin, arthritides, muscle pains, and other vague symptoms. Read More

  • Point-of-Care Tests for the Blood Lipid Profile

    Friday, March 15, 2013
    With the exception of 1918, when influenza was the leading cause of death in the United States, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has had that honor for the last 100 years. CVD is also the leading cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health ... Read More

  • Point-of-Care Tests for the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction

    Tuesday, March 19, 2013
    Clinical guidelines from the disciplines of cardiology and laboratory medicine recommend the measurement of cardiac biomarkers as soon as possible in patients who present with suspected myocardial infarction. The measurement of cardiac troponins is ... Read More
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