Sample preparation can account for up to 80% of total analysis time, making it one of the biggest constraints on laboratory ...

Discover practical strategies for analyzing challenging biological samples, from low-input and degraded specimens to complex matrices.

People's bodies can be old or young for their chronological age, depending, in part, on the amount and types of stressors they have experienced. Scientists can estimate people's biological age, but ...

In a new article, researchers provide an overview of sample preparation techniques and information on routine sample types that may be encountered in forensic toxicology cases. As analytical ...

Stool samples can help doctors diagnose some health conditions. Tips for collecting a stool sample include urinating before collecting the sample and using any tools that the sample kit provides.

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is increasingly employed to dive deeper into complex biological mechanisms in a myriad of disciplines. But as with most methodologies, the quality of the input ...

Metataxonomic studies of ecosystem microbiotas require the simultaneous processing of samples with contrasting physical and biochemical traits. However, there are no published studies of comparisons ...

All SEMs are supplied with a loading chamber or a sample holder where the sample is inserted. The use of aluminum stubs is recommended to load a sample in an SEM. These come in various standard sizes ...