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The Hidden Risks of Borrowed DNA: Verifying Plasmids in Research and Therapy

DNA plasmids are foundational tools in molecular biology and are increasingly being used to generate...

3 Methods for Verifying Your DNA Plasmids

Have you ever heard the phrase “measure twice, cut once?” In woodworking, this means making sure you...

5 Key Features of DNA Plasmids Explained

Have you heard of DNA plasmids, sometimes called DNA vectors, but you aren’t quite sure what exactly...

11 Tips for Thriving in the Lab

It is really intimidating being new in a lab. Honestly, even if you’ve been in a lab for a while it’...

An Overview of Size Exclusion Chromatography for Protein Purification

Size matters! Like on roller coasters, for example. Everyone has seen the sign that says, “you must...

First CRISPR Therapies Approved for Sickle Cell Disease and beta-Thalassemia: New Genetic Medicines

It’s estimated that there are over ten thousand diseases that afflict humans (Smith et al, 2022). On...

4 Important Applications for Protein Purification Using Ion Exchange Chromatography

Ion Exchange Chromatography is routinely sandwiched between affinity and size exclusion steps in an...

Develop the Best Protocol for Protein Purification with Ion Exchange Chromatography (IEX)

Does it ever feel like the hardest part of a project is just getting started on the dang thing? For...

The Feline Physicist: A Brief Story of Professional Discord and Reconciliation

If you look up the Google Scholar page of FDC Willard, you will see that this scientist published tw...