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Five Steps to Writing a Great Scientific Article
Thousands of scientific articles are published each year. It’s a basic series of steps in biomedical research: do experiments, analyze data, publish your results, and repeat. It seems straightforward, but one question remains. How do you write a paper for publication if it’s your first one? A blank white page, and a silently blinking cursor: How can an empty document be so intimidating?… -
Why you should know your human mesenchymal stem cells inside out
Doctors, and patients with chronic diseases, are putting hope into new findings in regenerative medicine that are based on mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) research. As promising as some published results sound, they might be not reproducible – simply due to insufficient authentication and poor handling of cell cultures. Rigorous validation of cell identity is crucial for working with human mesenchymal stem cells – and,… -
Trouble With Your Primary Cells? Treat Them Nicely!
What seems basic to cell culturing is pure stress for primary cells: thawing, subcultivation and freezing. Even seasoned scientists tend to overlook this aspect, and manipulate their cultures less carefully than they should. Unhealthy, or even dead cells are the sad consequence. Here, you can benefit from an expert’s tips in handling primary cells,… -
Some human mesenchymal stem cells are more equal than others – origins and differences
It is a scientific success story that started approximately 40 years ago – and was initially met with skepticism. Although the pioneers of mesenchymal stem cell research were initially criticized, today thousands of publications and hundreds of clinical trials focus on multipotent cells. New MSC research is suggesting that in the end,… -
Teaching the body to fight tumors using cancer immunotherapy
Selected as the 2013 “Breakthrough of the Year” by Science magazine, cancer immunotherapy shows a completely new way to treat malignancies by using the body’s own immune system, and not by targeting the tumor itself. This cutting-edge area of research and therapy has shown very promising results. However, further investigation is needed to turn immunotherapy into a cancer therapy that can be broadly applied…. -
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Macrophage plasticity is more than black and white
Many rules in biology exist, and even more exceptions to these rules. For years, immunologists have tried to classify macrophages into two subtypes, classically activated M1, and alternatively activated M2 macrophages. However, with the growing number of activated macrophage subtypes needing description, established nomenclature falls short. Researchers are seeking an alternative to the traditional black-and-white principle…. -
Mycoplasma contamination – small organisms cause big trouble
An invisible enemy that reduces the growth rate of your cell lines, mycoplasma threaten your hard work and scientific data. Every fourth cell culture could be affected. But there is hope. Our expert, Dr. Tobi Limke, explains how you can prevent mycoplasma contamination, and she outlines ways to deal with bacteria once they have infiltrated your plates and flasks…. -
Engineering a beating heart: The promise of cardiac spheroids
Innovative cardiac models are key to understanding heart diseases and finding new, potentially life-saving therapies. Bioprinting cardiac spheroids using primary human cells is a significant step toward creating a human beating heart in vitro. This article will explain why…. -
15 cell culture facts: Things about cell culture you might not know
As a researcher working in cell culture, you must have a deep understanding of your specific research area. However, scientific knowledge is advancing rapidly. Therefore, keeping up with all the developments in cell-based research can be challenging. In this article, we present 15 facts about cell culture that can add to your knowledge…. -
Antibiotics in Cell Culture: Friend or Enemy?
Antibiotics are routinely used in cell cultures to prevent bacterial infections. But there are side effects: Studies show that they impair cell growth and differentiation. With good laboratory practice, the use of antibiotics is unnecessary. A cell culture is a world of its own. The culture dish contains nutrients within the media that cells need to thrive and prosper….
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