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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 is a Protocell?

Formed from the aggregation of abiotic components, protocells are the precursors to modern living cells.

14 Feb 2020

TEM Imaging Modes

Over the years, the electron microscope has been improved upon, with a wide array of TEM imaging modes now available for use.

14 Feb 2020

Imaging Nuclear Structures Using AFM

Atomic force microscopy builds 3D images of nuclear structures by raster scanning the sample and reading height differences.

14 Feb 2020

Antimicrobial Properties of Cannabis

Antibiotics are becoming less effective in the fight against microbial infections. This article looks at the antimicrobial properties of cannabis.

14 Feb 2020

Does Cannabis Interact with the Gut Microbiome?

As more and more countries legalize Cannabis for medicinal and recreational use, studies continue to explore and validate its potential therapeutic effects.

14 Feb 2020

What is Recombinant Mapping?

The work of Thomas Hunt Morgan in 1911 revealed a new understanding of how genes are inherited.

14 Feb 2020

Best Practices for Cannabis Cultivation: A Meta-Analysis

A meta-analysis of cannabis yields reports that plant density, light intensity, and fertilization are the major contributors to cannabis yield.

14 Feb 2020

Using Yeast to Produce Novel Cannabinoid Analogs

Scientists have manipulated the gene expression of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, t produce both standard cannabinoids and novel analogs.

14 Feb 2020

Spatial Gradients in Cannabis and Concerns for Medical Use

Researchers have uncovered how cannabinoid profiles that vary within the same Cannabis plant can elicit organ-specific effects in the plant itself.

14 Feb 2020

Biochemistry of Antibody-Antigen Interactions

This article describes the interaction between antibodies and antigens, which underpins the immune response.

14 Feb 2020

Purifying Antibodies Using Ion Exchange Chromatography

IEC is a useful technique for separating antibodies as it provides high-resolution separation between proteins that differ only by a single amino acid.

14 Feb 2020