Q&A: Gathering Diverse Microbiome Samples
Q&A: Gathering Diverse Microbiome Samples
Cofounders of a microbiome biobank speak with The Scientist about their new partnership with nonprofit OpenBiome and how to ethically work with donors.
Cofounders of a microbiome biobank speak with The Scientist about their new partnership with nonprofit OpenBiome and how to ethically work with donors.
sample storage
End-to-End Sample Management
Eppendorf | Feb 14, 2024 | 1 min read
Learn how to improve ultra-low temperature sample management with innovative digital solutions for each step of storage.
Protecting Precious Samples with the Right Storage Conditions
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Oct 17, 2022 | 1 min read
Different cells, tissues, biofluids, and molecules have varying preservation needs.
How Do Storage Conditions Alter Single Cell Gene Expression Data Quality?
10x Genomics | Apr 19, 2022 | 1 min read
Scientists profiled whole blood samples to find the ideal storage environment for downstream single cell analyses.
A Guide to Biobank Storage
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Jul 29, 2021 | 1 min read
Choose the right temperature and storage product for each type of specimen.
Doctors Date First COVID-19 Case in France to Late December
Ashley Yeager | May 5, 2020 | 2 min read
A retrospective analysis of stored respiratory samples shows one patient could have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 weeks before the coronavirus was thought to have arrived in France, but a critic of the result questions whether the sample was contaminated.
Zebrafish Embryos Survive Deep Freeze and Quick Thaw
Ashley Yeager | Jul 28, 2017 | 3 min read
In a first, scientists reanimate the fish using embedded gold nanoparticles that heat up cells by absorbing laser light.
Spoiler Alert
Wudan Yan | Mar 1, 2016 | 7 min read
How to store microbiome samples without losing or altering diversity
Chill GPS
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Mar 1, 2015 | 8 min read
Keeping track of frozen biological samples
Missing Brains Found
Kerry Grens | Dec 3, 2014 | 1 min read
About 100 human brains belonging to a university collection thought lost have turned up at another campus.
More Skeletons in Gov’t Lab Closets
Kerry Grens | Sep 9, 2014 | 1 min read
A search for long-forgotten pathogens at the US National Institutes of Health prompts the discovery of toxins and disease-causing agents.
Smallpox Vials Found in FDA Storage
Kerry Grens | Jul 8, 2014 | 1 min read
Employees packing up an old storage unit run by the US Food and Drug Administration uncovered 16 forgotten vials of smallpox.
Keeping Your Cool
Nicholette Zeliadt | Mar 1, 2014 | 7 min read
A guide to recent advances in ultra-low-temperature freezers and accessories that can help safeguard frozen samples