2026-01-22T17:32:04Z
A Comfort-Food Experiment: Million-Dollar Spaghetti
Cooking, Like Science, Is an Experiment
Every good experiment starts the same way: a protocol, a hypothesis, and a healthy respect for the fact that results may surprise you. Cooking is no different!
When you follow a recipe, you’re basically doing what we do in the lab: measuring ingredients, controlling the conditions, and trusting that a well-built method will deliver a reliably good outcome.
But just like in research, there’s always a little room for the unexpected. A sauce thickens soon
2025-12-11T11:30:51Z
How to Choose the Right Pipette for Your Lab Application
Selecting the right pipette for your laboratory work is more than just picking a tool off the shelf; it's about matching instruments with specific applications you’re using. This comprehensive guide demystifies pipette selection by matching specific laboratory applications with the right liquid handling tools. Rather than overwhelming you with technical specifications, we focus on real-world scenarios across molecular biology, cell culture, immunology, microbiology and clinical diagnostics to
2025-11-26T14:31:15Z
Science of Thanksgiving: From Food Safety to Golden Perfection
With Thanksgiving approaching and laboratories across the country making plans for the holiday break, it's worth taking a moment to appreciate the remarkable science behind the centerpiece that graces millions of tables – turkey.
Whether you spend your days running PCR assays or managing procurement for research facilities, that bird on your holiday table also represents a fascinating intersection of food safety protocols, biochemistry and culinary science that would make any lab professional
2025-10-16T19:45:39Z
Lab Horror Stories (and How to Prevent Them)
Picture this: it’s 11:45 pm on the eve of All Hallows’ — the lab is dim, the hum of the hood is your only companion, and one dropped tube in the dark sends a pool of liquid into your reagent rack. That single slip spawns a cascade of doom — cross-contamination, ruined assays and an overnight panic scramble. Welcome to the haunted house of laboratory life!
Below are a few real-world lab “horror stories” (or near-misses) and the science-backed ways to exorcise them — with f
2025-10-02T14:46:13Z
World Animal Day 2025: One Planet, Shared Future
Every year on October 4, people around the globe pause for World Animal Day — a moment to celebrate the creatures that share our planet and to recommit to protecting them. In 2025, the theme feels especially urgent: biodiversity is under pressure, and the choices we make this decade will echo for generations. From city parks to coastal marshes, wildlife enriches our lives, stabilizes ecosystems, and even underpins the economy through agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. Protecting animals isn