Michael Scott Long

Mar 28, 2024 | biocompare.com | Michael Scott Long

Chromosome segregation, cell division, and all other processes of cell proliferation are central to cancer progression, aging, the success of stem cell therapies, and many other research fields. The cell cycle is highly coordinated and regulated, as well as adaptive and heterogeneous on the single-cell level (Stallaert et al., 2022). Accordingly, computational tools will benefit such lines of inquiry, as in cell cycle transcriptome dynamics (Chervov and Zinovyev, 2022).

Feb 29, 2024 | biocompare.com | Michael Scott Long

Raman spectroscopy is an invaluable life science research technique—for interrogating the intestinal microbiome (Lee et al., 2021), diagnosing oral cancer (Zhang et al., 2022), serving as a compliment to conventional biopsies (Qi et al., 2023), and more. Because it’s non-destructive and rapid, analyses can be conducted on living cells in real time, such as for identifying antimicrobial resistance profiles (Rebrosova et al., 2022).

Aug 14, 2023 | biocompare.com | Michael Scott Long

A CO2 incubator is the heart of a cell culture lab, providing the necessary conditions to support cell growth, viability, and reproducibility of experimental results. When selecting a CO2 incubator, several factors should be considered to ensure that you choose the best option for your specific needs. 1. Temperature ControlWater-jacketed systems are considered outdated technology since they are heavy, difficult to maintain, and not compatible with high-temperature disinfection technologies.

Aug 1, 2023 | biocompare.com | Michael Scott Long

Your body makes heavy use of the versatile lipid-membrane-enclosed nanoparticles known as exosomes. In humans, they have direct roles in immunity, intercellular communication, and cancer (Wang et al., 2023). Especially given that exosomes are in common, easy-to-sample biological fluids such as blood and urine (Martins et al., 2023), it’s no surprise that hundreds of exosome-focused clinical trials have been conducted or are in progress (Chavda et al., 2023).

Jul 20, 2023 | biocompare.com | Michael Scott Long

Over a decade of work went into drafting the human genome: ~92% coverage by 2001 (IHGSC, 2001; Venter et al., 2001) and complete coverage by 2022 (Nurk et al., 2022). Genomic sequencing is much faster now than two decades ago. The current record for obtaining one person’s sequence is 5 hours, 2 minutes (Doxzen, 2022)—which enabled initial diagnosis of a rare genetic disorder 7 hours, 18 minutes after obtaining a blood sample (Gorzynski et al., 2022). The cost is also much less: ca.