The brain may be one of the most fascinating organs in the human body, and yet, we still haven’t fully unlocked its mysteries. However, with the advent of optogenetics, scientists now have a better chance of understanding how the brain works.
The Importance (and Implications) of Optogenetics
Topics: Molecular Biology
What's the Difference Between lncRNA and lincRNA?
Topics: Molecular Biology
CRISPR, ZFNs, TALENs: Differences Between Bioengineering Technologies
Genome editing used to be a long, laborious, and expensive process that, for quite a long time, you’d have been forgiven for thinking only worked on mice. In the earlier days, making a single genomic modification on a target organism could take a year or so and may have cost up to several hundreds of thousands of dollars to complete. Thankfully, these limitations were addressed with the development of powerful alternative bioengineering technologies, namely ZFN, TALENs, and CRISPR.
Topics: Molecular Biology
Antibody Purification by Affinity Chromatography
The availability of purified antibodies is essential to various applications. While there are various methods of purification, affinity chromatography is the most popular antibody purification technique.
Topics: Protein Purification, Antibody Production