Host-Pathogen Interactions and Spleen Deliveries -Day in the life of a scientist
Name: Ryan Hames Location: Leicester, UK Hello! Who are you and what are you working on? I’m Ryan Hames and Iām a fourth-year Ph.D. student in my final year. My Ph.D. looks at host-pathogen interactions specifically with regard to tissue-resident macrophages, so I work a lot with macrophages in the spleen and liver to look […]
Basics Of Cell Culture: How To Set Up A Cell Culture Lab
Cell culture is a technique to isolate and culture cells of interest in laboratories. The term cell generally refers to mammalian cells, although the principles apply to prokaryotes and other eukaryotic cells. In cell cultures, animal cells are isolated from tissue sections and cultured in optimal conditions, including temperature, pH, and carbon dioxide to oxygen […]
Autoclave Sterilizers 101: How They Work Plus Safety Tips
Reference to this article: ConductScience, Autoclave Sterilizers 101: How They Work Plus Safety Tips (2022). doi.org/10.55157/CS20220717 What Is an Autoclave? An autoclave is a machine used in industrial and scientific labs to sterilize or decontaminate items.[1] It applies particular heat under pressure to the machineās chamber to kill harmful pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi, spores, […]
Petri Dishes with Agar: How to Make Agar Plates
Reference to this article: ConductScience, Petri Dishes with Agar: How to Make Agar Plates (2022). doi.org/10.55157/CS20220627 Petri dishes and agar are essential components of the culture plate technique developed by Robert Koch. The microbiological technique enabled him and subsequent biologists to isolate, grow, and study microorganisms in laboratories to advance our understanding of bacteriology, mycology, […]
Bacteria Enumeration – Definition, Methods & Example
What is Bacteria Enumeration? Enumeration of bacteria is defined as the process of determining the number of bacteria in a given sample. There are numerous reasons why researchers have to calculate the number of bacteria or compare the growing number of these microbes under certain specific conditions. Itās mainly essential and a part of routine […]
Culture Media: Classification, Types, and Relevance
What Is Culture Media? Culture media are mediums that provide essential nutrients and minerals to support the growth of microorganisms in the laboratory. Microorganisms have varying nature, characteristics, habitat, and even nutritional requirements, thus it is impossible to culture them with one type of culture media. However, there are also microorganisms that canāt grow on […]
Basic Microbiology Techniques
Are you looking for Laboratory Devices for your lab? Click here Overview There are several microbiology techniques and procedures specially developed over the years to study and understand the metabolic processes, genetics, functions, and interaction of microbes with other organisms.[1] The methodologies mostly involve techniques for culturing, identification, isolation, staining, and engineering these tiny organisms. […]
From Scientist to working remote -Staff Story
Want to be part of our Stories? Tell us your story Click here Name: Louise Corscadden, PhD Location: Mexico City, Mexico H-index: 2 Hello! Who are you and what are you working on? Hi, Iām Louise, I joined ConductScience last year as the Director of Science and Development and have been helping scientists with their […]
Biosafety in Microbiology Labs: Principles and Biosafety Levels
Introduction Microbiology is the study of tiny, microscopic organisms called microbes.[1]Ā For studies like learning the shape and size of organisms, microscopic study is the preferable approach. However, when it comes to genetic analysis, molecular functions, and metabolic studies, the microbes are required to be cultured in labs in their preferable environment. To ensure a particular […]