5 Ways to Improve Your Western Blot

Western blot is a common lab technique used to detect specific proteins in a cell or tissue lysate via antibodies. A misunderstood nemesis, Western blots are a source of headaches and anxieties around the lab. Unlike other protocols, there is no one size fits all approach to blotting – what works for one protein can 

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Microbial ‘vampires’ killed by light

Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered a way to destroy Staphylococcus aureus (staph) using light in combination with an enzyme-activating small molecule. The research was published this summer in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Staphylococcus aureus (staph) is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Though about 30% of healthy people carry the 

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New telomere findings with implications for human aging and cancer

An international team of researchers recently discovered a mechanism that regulates the identification and repair of critically short telomeres, the structures that protect chromosome ends from degradation. The new research, published in Cell, cites our DNA-RNA Hybrid [S9.6] Antibody and has implications for both human aging and cancer. The role of telomeres Telomeres are found 

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