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VHH Antibodies (Nanobodies) Advantages and Limitations

Nanobodies are antibodies with a single variable domain located on a heavy chain, also known as VHH antibodies.

14 Feb 2020

Cobots versus Robots in the Life Sciences Industry

Cobots, or collaborative robots, were designed to work alongside and share workspace with humans, whereas robots take over manual tasks by themselves.

14 Feb 2020

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

Complex, heterogenous systems such as those in immunology, neuroscience, and development can be better understood by studying their associated cellular characteristics. This field has been called “cytometry”.

14 Feb 2020

How to Reduce Background Noise in IHC

IHC is a very effective way of studying tissue architecture. This article outlines common problems in IHC and explains how to solve these issues.

14 Feb 2020

Telomere Shortening and Stress

Living with chronic stress can lead to many reported health effects, such as decreased cardiovascular function and reduced immune system efficiency.

14 Feb 2020

Life Science Applications of the Top-Down Approach

Applying the top-down approach to the life sciences has contributed to the development of new methodologies for protein analysis, providing a greater understanding of the proteoform within its natural context.

14 Feb 2020

What is Phosphoproteomics?

Phosphoproteomics is a specific type of proteomics that characterizes proteins with the reversible post-translational modification of phosphorylation.

14 Feb 2020

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

Cell-cell adhesion represents the mechanism behind how cells interact with each other, based on molecule reactions at the surface of both cells.

14 Feb 2020

How do Epifluorescence Microscopes Work?

Epifluorescence microscopes are a commonly used tool for studying specimens. This article investigates how they work.

14 Feb 2020

What are CAR T cells?

CAR T cells are T lymphocytes that have been genetically engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor that is specific to a tumor antigen.

14 Feb 2020

What are Zwitterions?

A zwitterion is a molecule that has at least two functional groups: one positive charge and one negative charge, with an overall charge of zero.

14 Feb 2020

How is Chemoinformatics Used in Drug Discovery?

Chemoinformatics is based upon the computational analysis of data concerning chemical and molecular structures.

14 Feb 2020

What is High-Resolution TEM (HR-TEM)?

TEM or transmission electron microscopy is a common analytical technique used to study very thin specimens in a 2D plane, rather than producing 3D images.

14 Feb 2020

Avoiding Cell Death in Fluorescence Microscopy

It is important to prevent cell death during fluorescence microscopy, as dying cells may skew experimental results and introduce artifacts.

14 Feb 2020

How is Additive Manufacturing Used in the Pharmaceutical Industry?

There are several types and applications of additive manufacturing , but the main principle is commonly known as 3D printing.

14 Feb 2020

Cannabinoid Analysis Techniques

There are many methods that can be used to quantify the effects of cannabinoids. These include: LC-MS, GC-MS, and HPLC-DAD.

14 Feb 2020

How Does Immunochemistry Work?

Immunochemistry is a branch of chemistry that involves the study of the components and functions of the immune system such as the nature and interactions of antigen-antibody.

14 Feb 2020