Vector Laboratories’ blog provides a wealth of information on immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF), and related life science research topics.
When performing IHC, scientists aspire to reduce background or non-specific staining on the specimen. Explore how you can block the sources of non-specific signals increases the signal-to-noise ratio for optimal results.
When Courtney Young was a senior in high school, her 15 year old cousin was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This diagnosis provided her with a strong motivation to pursue a future in science,... Read more
Bioconjugation offers a way to chemically link two molecules to form a single hybrid, where at least one of the molecules in the partnership is a biomolecule. The resulting product retains the activity of each... Read more
When everything goes right, looking through the microscope at your immunofluorescence-stained tissue is no less beautiful than peering through a telescope at the night sky. Unfortunately, experimental issues can obscure that pristine view of your... Read more
There’s nothing worse than toiling away all week to repeat an experiment only to have your staining turn up blank. You’re left scratching your head trying to figure out why you’ve got nothing. Recently, Vector... Read more
Scientists facing a research problem often look for innovative ways to challenge the status quo to drive change. For Shuying (Linda) Xu, a third-year PhD candidate at Tufts University in Boston, that involves a focus... Read more
Immunohistochemistry Immunofluorescence Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescence (IF) are widely used across the life sciences—in cancer research, immunology, neuroscience, cell biology, and histopathology—to help elucidate protein expression in cell and tissue specimens. And while these are... Read more
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Susteren, Netherlands (13th April 2021) – Nordic-MUbio announces the acquisition of Scicons who provide highly cited monoclonal antibodies used by researchers worldwide as a reliable tool for dsRNA detection. The team at Nordic-MUBio is committed to... Read more
Carolyn Jones embarked on her academic science career as a mature student in 1967, continues to work in the field of electron microscopy and lectin histochemistry, and describes herself as a microscopist and glycobiologist.
