Familiar with the powerful influence of the gut–brain axis, Maraganore and his team set out to investigate how the Mediterranean diet influences the gut microbiome and in turn, how these changes ...
What is next-generation sequencing? Next-generation sequencing (often noted as NGS), describes the high-throughput technologies that can now determine the sequence of a given nucleic acid strand, such ...
Molecular biology is concerned with understanding processes in living organisms at a molecular level, as well as the chemical and physical structure of macromolecules. Molecular biologists focus on ...
Western blotting forms the bedrock of many protein studies, with the technique cited in 9% of all protein related papers. The technique had its 40th birthday in 2019, an event that was widely ...
A well-functioning lab is the cornerstone of any successful study. From microscopy to sequencing, data analysis to virtual reality, acquiring the best tools for your laboratory design is essential to ...
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing are intricately linked and vital to many fields in the life sciences. First invented in 1983, PCR is used to dramatically amplify DNA in a matter of ...