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The History of Luciferin and Luciferase

Who discovered luciferin? The history of unraveling the chemical reaction behind bioluminescence sta...

Luciferase-based Reporter Assay Troubleshooting Guide

The luciferase-based reporter assay is one of the most commonly used tools in molecular biology to s...

A Deep Dive Into the Luciferase Assay: What It is, How It Works and More

A luciferase reporter assay is a common assay in molecular biology that uses the luciferase enzyme a...

Using Firefly's Light to Find a New Cure

Have you ever caught fireflies in the summer and watched as they crawl over your hands? It’s fascina...

In Vivo Luciferin FAQs

GoldBio’s d-luciferin potassium and d-luciferin sodium are two of our most popular products. And bec...

A Crash Course on Luciferase Assays

All right, so you’re starting a new project that requires you to use the luciferase assay, and thi...

Decoding the Circadian Clock

There is, I think, one thing that unifies nearly every species on Earth, a single constant that goes...

Does My Chemical's Purity Really Matter?

One of the questions we receive from time to time at GoldBio is whether purity really matters when...

Tuberculosis-Luciferase Reporter Gene

Tuberculosis is a common, and often lethal, infectious disease which has circulated since the dawn o...