Using Bio-Rad’s PDQuest Software to Generate a Match Rate between 2-D Electrophoresis and Western Blotting
2-D electrophoresis followed by immunodetection of protein spots using western blotting is adopted commonly in proteomics studies. Here we present step-by-step instructions for obtaining accurate overlaps between the gel and the blot using the PDQuest 2-D gel analysis software.
New and Improved Microplate Manager® Software for Microplate Data Acquisition and Analysis
Bio-Rad’s microplate readers function at their full potential when used with Microplate Manager Software. This updated version of the software features two new read modes, compatibility with the latest operating systems, and more.
Real-Time PCR Interactive Tutorials — From Reagent Selection to Real-Time PCR Data Analysis
Obtaining accurate quantitative PCR data depends on choosing and validating the proper reagents for a given experiment. These new tutorials present the knowledge base needed to understand the parameters involved in reagent selection in order to get the best results from real-time PCR procedures.
Conservation Genetics: High School Students Use Biotechnology Explorer™ Products to Help Save California Redwoods
“If we want students to be biologists, let’s start being biologists,” says Ray Cinti, a science teacher at Convent of the Sacred Heart High School in San Francisco. Find out how Cinti’s class is accomplishing this by doing real research on Coast Redwoods genetic diversity using the Biotechnology Explorer Cloning and Sequencing Explorer series.
Bio-Rad’s 2-D Electrophoresis Workflow How-To Guide, Fourth Edition, is Now Available for Download
Bio-Rad’s 2-D electrophoresis workflow offers better results in a shorter time. Take a detailed look at this workflow by downloading the updated edition of our How-To Guide.
Digital PCR at the Next Level: Users Find Many Applications for the QX100™ Droplet Digital™ PCR System
The QX100 Droplet Digital PCR system gives researchers an improvement in PCR precision and sensitivity. See how this innovative digital PCR system is enabling companies to create better products, improve workflow efficiencies, and validate results with greater accuracy than previous methods allowed.
Learning in their DNA: Inside the Bio-Rad Science Ambassador Program
Take a closer look at Bio-Rad’s initiative to bring scientists into K–12 schools in North America by following three Ambassadors as they go into classrooms. Find out more about what this program offers students, teachers, and researchers.
A Novel Biotinylated Ligand-Capture Method with Surface Regeneration Capability for Label-Free Biomolecular Interaction Analysis
Ligand-capture approaches using biotin as an affinity tag are often utilized in biomolecular interaction analyses with surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors. However, a drawback to using biotin is that it makes surface regeneration of SPR sensor chips difficult. Here is a strategy that facilitates surface regeneration when using biotinylated ligand-capture approaches to SPR analysis.
Investigating Protein Translation with Bio-Rad’s NGC Chromatography System
The Fraser Laboratory in the Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology at UC Davis studies protein translation mechanisms by purifying diverse ribosomal proteins and reconstructing the translation complex in vitro. The lab utilized Bio-Rad’s NGC system to overcome specific purification difficulties with their protein while beta-testing the equipment. The NGC system enabled the group to increase their throughput by 25% and also saved substantial training time.
Amplifying in the Outback: Researcher Brings Real-Time PCR to Australia’s Kimberley Wilderness
Dr. Tim Inglis of the University of Western Australia seeks better ways to conduct surveillance and respond to outbreaks of tropical infectious diseases. For over a decade he’s been developing detection assays for a slate of pathogens. Find out how Bio-Rad’s MiniOpticon Real-Time PCR system allows him to effectively run these assays in such remote locations as the Kimberley Wilderness in Australia’s Top End.