Using Droplet Digital™ PCR to Monitor Environmental Contaminants in Water
South of Los Angeles, near some of America’s most famous beaches, one small agency is working on new methods for coastal water monitoring. Watch this video and see how scientists from SCCWRP, the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, are using Droplet Digital PCR to watch over swimmer safety and ensure a clean environment.
Protecting Coastal Ecosystems with Droplet Digital™ PCR
Who’s watching over swimmer safety at America’s beaches? Go inside one agency tasked with pioneering new methods for water quality monitoring, and see how its scientists are employing Droplet Digital PCR technology to check coastal waters for harmful pathogens.
Using the ChemiDoc Touch Imaging System to Find Leukemia Targets at UCSF
Discover how researcher Ernesto Diaz-Flores uses the ChemiDoc Touch Imaging System as he investigates therapeutic targets for a subtype of childhood leukemia. An avid photographer, Diaz-Flores also talks about the …
Bio-Rad’s S3 Cell Sorter Development: Redesigning Cell Sorting Technology
Take a look into the development of Bio-Rad’s S3 Cell Sorter, and see the fresh approach to cell sorting technology that resulted in an innovative new design.
Modeling Natural Killer Cell Receptors with the NGC Chromatography System
See how researcher Petr Novák, a structural biologist in Prague, Czech Republic, has accelerated his effort to characterize complex receptor molecules by integrating the NGC chromatography system into his lab’s …
Telling the Story of Western Blots with the ChemiDoc Touch Imaging System
For a long time X-ray film has been the standard for imaging western blots, but this method has its limitations. Find out how 3 researchers are using the digital tools offered by the new ChemiDoc Touch Imaging System to beat these limitations and improve their blot images.
Genomic Variation Analysis with Droplet Digital PCR: Success Stories
Researchers are having success applying Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR™) technology across many different fields. Here are two such success stories, one involving the application of ddPCR in detecting mutations in iPS cells, the other in predicting allele-specific variation in human brain development.
Unlocking the Structures of Natural Killer Cell Receptors with the NGC™ Chromatography System
Structural biologist Petr Novák employs the latest techniques to model natural killer cell receptor molecules, research that may one day result in powerful therapies to treat cancer and infections. Go inside the fascinating world of structural characterization and find out how Novák has integrated the NGC™ chromatography system into his effort to visualize these molecules in vivid detail.
Transforming Cancer Research: Droplet Digital PCR Plays Integral Role at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Droplet Digital PCR has major implications for cancer studies, where the ability to accurately measure biomarkers may result in important insights into cancer genesis and progression. Find out about new findings on micro RNA and Tumor Infilitrating Lymphocytes made possible by ddPCR technology.
Profiling Dynamic Cancer Drug Responses with BioMarker Strategies, LLC and the Bio-Plex® Multiplex Immunoassay System
In an age of personalized medicine, getting the most out of highly targeted cancer therapies takes finding the best molecular targets for each patient. BioMarker Strategies LLC, a small startup, has been developing an innovative method to do this by modeling oncogenic pathway responses, but they needed to accurately measure the levels of phosphoproteins resulting from the activation of these genes. Learn how they are using the Bio-Plex multiplex immunoassay system to accurately quantify the proteins and generate functional signaling profiles for these oncogenes.