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techniques, microbiology

Hear Ye, Hear Ye
Sarah C.P. Williams | May 1, 2014 | 8 min read
Tools for tracking quorum-sensing signals in bacterial colonies
Out, Damned Mycoplasma!
Kelly Rae Chi | Dec 1, 2013 | 8 min read
Pointers for keeping your cell cultures free of mycoplasma contamination
Building 3-D Microbial Communities
Jef Akst | Oct 7, 2013 | 3 min read
Researchers apply a 3-D printing technique to structure populations of bacteria in a three-dimensional environment.
Down for the Count
Amber Dance | May 1, 2013 | 8 min read
One, two, three, four . . . . Counting colonies and plaques can be tedious, but tools exist to streamline the process.
Live-Action Networks
Ruth Williams | Oct 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Mass spec plus novel software equals dynamic views into the chemical lives of microbes.
Killer Silk
Jef Akst | Jul 1, 2012 | 4 min read
Silk impregnated with bleach may provide a new way to fight the formidable spores of the anthrax bacterium.
Microbiology Goes High-Tech
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Jun 1, 2012 | 8 min read
Out with toothpicks and pipettors; in with automation.
SPRead Your Antibody Capabilities
Carina Storrs | May 1, 2012 | 8 min read
Using surface plasmon resonance to improve antibody detection and characterization: four case studies
Bubble Vision
Edyta Zielinska | May 1, 2012 | 2 min read
Turning a liability into an asset, cryo-electron microscopists exploit an artifact to probe protein structure.
Top Ten Innovations 2011
The Scientist | Jan 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
Our list of the best and brightest products that 2011 had to offer the life scientist
Opinion: Thinking Outside the Genome
Stephen Friend | Oct 1, 2011 | 4 min read
By extending its reach beyond science, the field of omics will change the way we live our lives.
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