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Kristel Tjandra, PhD

Kristel is a science writer with a PhD in chemistry and a master’s in science communication. Her writings have appeared in Drug Discovery News, Science, and MIT Technology Review, among others. You can follow her work on her website: www.kristeltjandra.com.

Articles by Kristel Tjandra, PhD

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Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals New Cell Types in Flies

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

How technology makes PCR instruments easier to use.

Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

Optimize PCR assays with true linear temperature gradients

Applied Biosystems™ VeriFlex™ System: True Temperature Control for PCR Protocols

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Biotium Launches New Phalloidin Conjugates with Extended F-actin Staining Stability for Greater Imaging Flexibility

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Latest AI software simplifies image analysis and speeds up insights for scientists

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BioSkryb Genomics and Tecan introduce a single-cell multiomics workflow for sequencing-ready libraries in under ten hours

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