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Insulin-Transferrin-Selenium (ITS): A Vital Supplement for Cell Culture

By Trevor Henderson | Mar 22, 2024

ITS helps to optimize the culture conditions, promoting cell health and performance without the variability introduced by serum

image showing laboratory cell culture plates, showcasing different stages of cell growth.

Viral Transport Media Containers Recalled

By Editorial Team | Jan 18, 2024

Haimen Shengbang Laboratory Equipment containers are not approved by the FDA Haimen Shengbang Laboratory Equipment Co. Ltd.’s Viral Transport Media Container is a sampling swab and a tube containing viral sampling medium (the liquid that maintains a specimen sample...

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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

By Editorial Team | Mar 10, 2023

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) is a laboratory test done to measure and detect blood antibodies through changing colors. It is one of the many different types of Immunoassays. ELISA assays are used to detect the presence of specific substances, usually...

Biological Purity | Potency Assays

By Editorial Team | Feb 26, 2023

Biological purity and potency assays are procedures used by laboratories studying medicine, pharmacology, or other biological process, to assess or measure the presence of a substance, referred to as an analyte, whether it be a drug, a cell, or another organism....

TRA | Toxicological Risk Assessment

By Editorial Team | Feb 7, 2023

Toxicological Risk Assessment, or TRA, are tests or services done to determine the potential risks from exposure to hazardous materials and substances. Toxicological risk assessments are performed on specific products and/or ingredients to determine whether they...

Antibiotics in Food – 3rd Annual Report Released

By Editorial Team | Feb 6, 2023

In the third annual "Chain Reaction" report, the most popular US fast food chains are graded on their use of antibiotics in food, specifically meat, as well as their policies and meat sourcing practices. Historically, antibiotics have been given to animals that...