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The demand for both 96 well PCR plates and 384 well PCR plates has skyrocketed in step with increased testing for SARS-CoV-2.Companies of all sizes are scrambling to locate new suppliers to augment … read more

In the USA and around the world, laboratories are dealing with a serious shortage of pipette tips with a special filter, or barrier, to prevent aerosol contamination.In large part, this sudden short … read more

Since World War Two there has not been a marshalling of supply chain forces like what is about to happen with the rollout of the new vaccines for Coronavirus. The Pfizer vaccine must be stored at a … read more

While the best time to select a viral transport media is prior to opening a COVID-19 testing lab, switching to Longhorn PrimeStore MTM® at any point will lower the total operating costs significantl … read more

There are many ways to transfer a specific volume of laboratory solutions, media, solvents, and chemicals.Large volumes of liquid may be measured in a graduated cylinder and poured by hand or forced … read more

Because if you care about delivering highly accurate results and protecting your lab personnel, this is one place where it makes sense to spend more.SAFE and SECURE PRODUCT:Longhorn PrimeStore MTM® … read more

While RT-PCR testing for Coronavirus is regarded as the gold standard in diagnostic testing, it is highly susceptible to error.Some studies have suggested RT-PCR gets it wrong between 30-38% of the … read more

Laboratory baths are versatile heating devices that are used for thawing media, warming solutions and incubating samples.In a manner similar to a sous vide pot, a laboratory bath does not heat th … read more

Scientists around the world are rushing to develop a cheaper, faster and more accurate method to screen for Coronavirus.In the last few weeks, rapid antigen detection tests like the ones by Quidel, … read more

Nearly all life-science laboratories use some form of temperature-controlled bath for thawing frozen media and gently warming or incubating samples.Because water is an excellent conductor of therma … read more

Graduated cylinders are found in nearly all life science laboratories.Graduated cylinders are used for measuring the volume of liquids to know the liquid volume or for use in preparing mixtures.Grad … read more

Collecting saliva samples for Coronavirus testing just got easier with the recent FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the SalivaDirect kit from the Yale School of Public Health.What makes the new s … read more

Don’t you wish you could wave a magic wand and make Coronavirus go away?While the Clear Raze UV-C sterilizing wand cannot turn back the clock to pre-COVID-19, it does a great job killing nasty virus … read more

“How can I make my workplace safe and protect my employees from spreading or catching COVID-19” is the question everyone is asking and worried about. Getting back to work and our daily r … read more

As states continue to expand public testing for COVID-19 there is an increased demand for cold storage to hold sample tubes while they wait in line for Coronavirus testing.Viral transport media has … read more

The VistaLab Ovation family of ergonomic pipettes are well known for their comfort and ability to reduce or eliminate repetitive stress injuries from liquid handling. During the COVID-19 … read more

Laboratory centrifuges are typically segregated into clinical or molecular biology applications.Centrifuges for molecular biology generally work with small volume microtubes which are centrifuged at … read more

Stress has been suggested as one explanation for the 30% (or higher) false-negative rates with RT-PCR testing. To begin with, the process of collecting a nasal specimen is very unple … read more

Whether your lab needs a basic air-jacketed CO2 incubator for culturing and growing mammalian cells or requires a more complex incubator, the  ST45 and ST180 CO2 incubators from Bench … read more

Using a high-quality nasal or oral swab is key to performing a reliable RT-PCR test for COVID-19. Samples collected from patients first undergo a process called reverse transcription w … read more

Lateral Flow Antibody tests were all the rage this week as results were released from Santa Clara, Los Angeles and New York City using finger-prick tests with a random population sample to he … read more

Watch any news clip showcasing a laboratory working on COViD-19 Coronavirus and as the camera pans the lab you will spot laboratory technicians vortexing or sorting dozens of tubes with colored screw … read more

Sharing 60% of human DNA, Drosophila fruit flies have produced breakthrough discoveries in neuroscience that deepen our understanding of illnesses like Alzheimers, Downs Syndrome, Autism and more.In f … read more

With the rise of electronic notebooks, many laboratories are uploading their sensitive data to the cloud for the convenience of portability and ease of collaboration; knowing they are putting this inf … read more