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The Right Autoclave for Tissue Culture Cannabis Production
Tissue culture cannabis micropropagation seems like nothing but win-win-win: Higher productivity (and thus greater profits) in a smaller space with more reliable genetics and heartier plants. This time lapse video […]
Tissue Culture Cannabis Pushes Past the “Cutting Edge” of Cloning
“Cloning” sounds futuristic (and possibly sinister—especially when applied to sheep and monkeys). But most of us did this in grade school: Take a rooted cutting from a “mother“ plant (for […]
Autoclave Procedure for Pipette Tips
The autoclave procedure for pipette tips is a little more involved than other red bag waste. Why? Because pipette tips are pokey: They like to poke through bags and into […]
Autoclave Procedure: Four Rules for No-Mess Liquid Sterilization
As we’ve discussed before, the best autoclave procedure for running liquid loads is trickier than just loading up the autoclave and choosing the “liquid cycle.” Follow these four rules and you’ll largely […]
Sterilizing Vivariums Can Be Easier Than You Think
The miniature biome of a vivarium is a great way to isolate variables in animal research. But life is messy and vivariums can be a pain to get clean and […]
We Regret to Inform You that there are No “Typical” Sterilizer Cycle Times
Lab managers are often frustrated to learn that there are no “typical” cycle times for autoclaves. It’s not that we’re being coy: There are an enormous number of variables that come into play, […]
Medical Prosthetic Research Doesn’t Have to Cost an Arm and a Leg
It may be the 21st century, but people are still falling apart. We rely on medical science to keep us up and running, whether we need an artificial limb, a […]
The FDA Goes to Bat for Public Health
Major American food manufacturer ConAgra was slapped with the US\’s largest criminal food safety fine on December 13, 2016. ConAgra has been ordered to pay an $8 million fine and […]
US Plumbing Code Needs a 21st-Century Makeover
Most of us carry supercomputers in our pockets all day — the better to check Facebook for your sister’s latest cat video — but the plumbing systems we rely on […]
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of US Food Safety
Germs are everywhere. Keeping the dangerous ones out of our stomachs is the explicit job of manufacturer food safety testing programs. With the abundance of technology available for testing and […]
When Tabletop Autoclave Water Conservation Goes Too Far
“Ed!” Edna stood in the bathroom, brow furrowed. “Yes, honey?” Ed shuffled down the hall from his den. “Something’s wrong with the toilet. I keep flushing it, but the water […]
Cook Your Turkey WITH SCIENCE!
Since we first mentioned it last year, turkey autoclaving has picked up steam — although we have to admit we’re far from the first to suggest the convenience of autoclaving […]