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Every lab needs a pump, but not just any pump will do. Now, we can bring you a great one—the Vapourtec SF-10 peristaltic laboratory pump. In fact, Vapourtec (Suffolk, UK) just made  … read more

Making microscope images is fundamental to biological and clinical sciences. It’s one thing to see something amazing under a microscope and another to capture that image for further analysis or … read more

A Penn State website notes that DNA ladders “are among the most commonly used reagents in molecular biology research.” Also known as DNA molecular weight markers, scientists use these reagents to m … read more

Microscope slides make up one of the most common items in many, many labs. In forensics, healthcare, life sciences and other areas, scientists and technicians often prepare microscope slides. In fa … read more

Pushing a pipette too often over too much time can turn lab work into rehab. Despite being a known risk in labs for decades, this problem continues. In 1997, for example, David Buckle of the&nbs … read more

Keep cannabis clean! That could be one cry heard nearly around the world, and it means keeping as many chemicals, such as pesticides, out of cannabis-based products as possible. As cannabis ga … read more

As we were loading up the newest member of our centrifuge tube family, a stubby 30mL conical tube appropriately named The Chub™ Tube, we were struck by the incredible range of centrifuge tub … read more

More and more labs are making the same discovery: Stellar Scientific's Teepa Tip series of micropipette tips are as nearly perfect a pipette tip as can be found.  From sensitive molecula … read more

The Incushaker family of laboratory shaking incubators from Benchmark Scientific are the essence of form and function in perfect harmony.   Sporting a trendy blue Plexiglas cover,&n … read more

High Performance, Energy Efficient Peltier Technology Memmert is dedicated to continuous refinement of their high-precision Peltier heating and cooling technology. This extremely sens … read more

Thanks to Amazon Prime, online consumers have come to expect free shipping as the norm whenever making a purchase.  While free shipping is within reach when purchasing smaller pieces of lab … read more

The top three reasons our team came up with. 1. Big-ticket items are scary, so people look for less expensive options to minimize their risk exposure. Nobody likes dropping five-figures of h … read more

It started pretty much as a joke.  While on vacation in Italy my wife pointed out this sign and commented: "Bet you didn't know centrifuges come in fruity flavors" We shared … read more

Stellar Scientific and Hermle/Benchmark are excited to introduce the Z326-MPCA carrier insert, the only centrifugation option on the market that safely spins chamber slides and small cell cult … read more

In the years that Stellar Scientific has been serving the scientific community we've witnessed many changes.  Two stand-outs trends within the last five years are:  1. A signi … read more

"Why are you packing a handful of Cool Blue nitrile gloves in your carry-on bag?" - I asked""Because you never know when you might need a good pair of gloves" - She saidFive-hours later as our flight … read more

We were recently approached by a scientific group that was having issues getting false positives with their current master mix when running qPCR assays on their Step One thermal cycler.  … read more

Is there another piece of laboratory equipment that gets more use than a pipette? Whether performing serial dilutions, aliquoting reagents, preparing ELISAs or any number of liquid handling … read more

With the naming of the first hurricane of 2018, its time again to pose the question nobody wants to hear.  It really is amazing when you think about it. Most of the time laboratory freez … read more

Did you know the dictionary definition of incubator does not specify a heated chamber? This is because "to incubate" means: "To keep something at a steady temperature so it can develop," and … read more

PCR and PCR type testing is a rapidly expanding market. No longer just an experiment that is performed in research laboratories, you can find PCR apparatus in your physician's office, in use at brewer … read more

While they look like laboratory "eye candy" with their catchy, colored casings, syringe filters are all about getting down and dirty with serious lab work.  A syringe filter is essential … read more

This article is a collection of "greatest hits" taken from email conversations between customers and the wonderful technical staff at Benchmark Scientific. The focal point are questions dealing w … read more

A customer recently approached us with what they thought was a potential problem with the new Shel Lab water-jacket CO2 incubator they purchased. They observed that within moments of opening the … read more