“3-phosphoglyceryl-lysine or pgK” is a newly discovered functional protein modification! The more scientists look the more they find ! . Can this new functional amino acid modification provide insights in the causes of diabetes, cancer, and other metabolic disorders in… Read More ›
Cell lines
Why should I test my CHO cell culture for virus infections?
The answer is: … CHO cells can be infected in bioreactors with viruses such as Vesivirus 2117! … The presence of a virus in a bioreactor can inflict major losses for biotech and pharmaceutical companies involved in the manufacturing of… Read More ›
What are MicroRNAs and what do they do?
MicroRNAs are small non-coding single-stranded RNA molecules MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding single-stranded RNA molecules consisting of approximately 21 to 22 nucleotides that regulate posttranscriptional gene expression in metazoans and plants. miRNAs are usually generated from noncoding regions of gene… Read More ›
Why are some infections with certain flu virus strains fatal and others are not?
The answer may be found in human CD4+ T cells Virus specific memory CD4+ T cells numbers predict the outcome of human influenza infections Wilkinson et al. in 2012 showed that CD4+ T cells that are activated by earlier influenza virus… Read More ›
Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer Risk
More News and Things I learned from the AACR 2013 Meeting! The American Institute for Cancer Research publishes progress reports on the fight against cancer. It also developed a list of recommendations on healthy lifestyle habits that have been shown… Read More ›
Why perform a Cell Identification Check?
What is a Cell ID Check? Cell ID Check is a comprehensive human cell line authentication service. This service combines inter-species testing using a combination of species specific PCR primers and intra-species testing using PCR based profiling methods. Test for… Read More ›
News from the AACR meeting 2013 in Washington, DC
The AACR 2013 Meeting in Washington DC To find out about AACR you can click on this link: http://www.aacr.org/home/about-us.aspx News from the AACR 2013 Meeting The AACR publishes progress reports on the development of cancer occurrences and advancements made in… Read More ›
Cell line authentication and identification!
Why is cell line authentication very important? – or – Why should I determine the identity of my cell line? . The solution is here ! . . The best tools a molecular biologist can have are: A set of… Read More ›