Everything About Luciferin and Luciferase
Luciferase is an enzyme that catalyzes a light-producing biochemical reaction when it is in the presence of oxygen, ATP, magnesium, and a naturally occurring substrate...
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Can You Reduce Pet Fights With Pheromone Plug-Ins?
The gate to the pet carrier opened, and out came Littles, not shy at all. She sniffed around corners and explored her new territory. Upon...
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How to Choose A Firefly Luciferin Substrate
With the different types of substrates out there, how do you choose which luciferin substrate to use for your experiment? For the most common bioluminescence...
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The History of Luciferin and Luciferase
Who discovered luciferin? The history of unraveling the chemical reaction behind bioluminescence starts in the ancient times and requires science and information gathering to evolve...
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Mistakes you Might be Making in your Scientific Writing
There has been a recent push toward developing programs and workshops focused on improving writing skills for scientists. Science writing is crucial within the research...
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Proteinase K - Solution vs. Lyophilized Powder
What are lyophilized reagents Lyophilization, or freeze-drying, is a preservation process that removes water from material in order to further shelf life and stability. Methods...
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Why Improving Readability is Essential to You and Your Research Manuscript
It’s Friday, 6:57 p.m. in the newsroom, and no one wants to be there. The atmosphere shifted from being as casual as happy hour to...
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Introduction to Competent Cells
Cell competence refers to a cell’s ability to take up foreign (extracellular) DNA from its surrounding environment. The process of genetic uptake is referred to...
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Unraveling the Mysteries of Spider Silk
It’s just after sunset. The air is cooler. The sky is a mix of pink, purple and blue. Cicadas loudly stridulate. Between two widely spread...
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Publishing Failure in Science
I was sitting at a typical conference room table at a biomedical startup interviewing for an internship. Everything in the room felt sterile and unfamiliar...
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Fireflies: From Ancient Legend to Modern Discoveries
nsects have an established history within folklore and mythology. Butterflies, bees, scarabs and other bugs have become symbolic markers of rebirth, purity, life and death....
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A Crash Course on Luciferase Assays
All right, so you’re starting a new project that requires you to use the luciferase assay, and this is your first time. You might have...
