In cancer research, selecting the right cell line is vital for producing reliable, translatable results. The success of a study often hinges on using well-characterized, highly cited cell lines that accurately represent the disease being studied. Additionally, many of the leading cell lines used in cancer research are murine cancer cells, which are optimal for
Please note: MarathonRT Reverse Transcriptase is now discontinued on Kerafast. We apologize for the inconvenience. Other reagents available through Kerafast and our Absolute Biotech sister brands for DNA and RNA research include:
We’re excited to announce the launch of Absolute Biotech, a new company that unites multiple life science brands into one organization specializing in antibody reagents and services. Kerafast is now part of Absolute Biotech and will join in the company’s efforts to add value to existing antibodies, reagents and kits through annotation, validation, sequencing, engineering
By: Modhumita Dasgupta, PhD, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding I joined for my doctoral research in sorghum in 1994 in Prof. Ulaganthan’s laboratory at Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, Osmania University, India. In those days, nucleic acid isolation was predominantly done using manual methods. Genomic DNA isolation could be done with ease, while
While we are coming to the realization that COVID is going to continue to be with us, we are now experiencing a new outbreak of monkeypox! What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a viral-based infectious disease (family: Poxviridae, genus: Orthopoxvirus) that infects several species of mammals. Natural hosts include dormice, tree squirrels, Gambian pouched rats and
Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACDMPV) is a breathing problem a newborn might experience where their skin starts to turn blue from the under-oxygenated blood in their system. It is an extremely rare condition that has been identified in just a few hundred births. At this time, not much can be done
Bioengineers from Rice University are working to develop “drug factories” to target and fight cancer. Their new study, published in Science Advances, focused on using these drug factories to fight ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice and could potentially begin human clinical trials before the end of the year. This study used our MC-38
At Kerafast, we understand that lab managers play a vital role in the research community through their indispensable contributions to the lab. This quarter, we invited our community of scientists to nominate their lab manager to enter a random drawing for the chance to win a $1000 gift card plus $250 for their respective labs.
At Kerafast, we understand that lab managers play a vital role in the research community through their indispensable contributions to the lab. This past quarter, we invited our community of scientists to nominate their lab manager to enter a random drawing for the chance to win a $1000 gift card plus $250 for their respective
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has recently been conducting research on pediatric neurodegenerative disorders defined by mutations that affect DNA repair proteins and trigger progressive loss of Purkinje cells. The main two diseases they focused their research on were ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) and ataxia with oculomotor apraxia 1 (AOA1), which involve issues with motor skills