Deodorant and a collared shirt? Is that all we’re looking for in a leader? If a great boss could be guaranteed by something so simple, Right Guard would be the most powerful company in the world…
What Do You Want in a Boss?
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Cotton Trick for Column Chromatography
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Great techniques don’t have to be expensive or expansive. They’re often clever solutions to routine problems and this Technique of the Week is no exception.
Take a 90-second Break, You’ve Earned It
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As you may have noticed, there is a new addition to the “Sponsored By” section of the site. In the spirit of election day next week, we thought we’d take the opportunity to ask you to cast a few votes of your own.
Infrared Thermometer: The Kitchen Weapon You Need
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Just as the right piece of lab equipment can make our life easier, so too can the right kitchen tool. And if it just happens to make us feel like Dirty Harry when standing in front of the stovetop, all the better…
Training Your Autopilot: When in Doubt, Throw it Out
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If Ron Popeil (of “Set it and Forget it” fame) had been a scientist, he probably would have been preaching this years ago. Ron knows that in order for something to stick in our heads, it has to be easy to remember. Training your autopilot is a saying that while easy to remember, can be difficult to execute…
Holiday Videocamera Giveaway!
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We’ve hit that point in the year where time seems to accelerate. Next week is November. In a few short weeks, we’ll be passed out in a turkey coma – stuffing and cranberry sauce all over our sweater. Before we know it, it’ll be mid-December and we’ll enter our usual last-minute holiday gift panic. High anxiety and a low bank account… not good. But we’re here to help!
100 Articles and Counting!
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If blogs took one year each to write, we’d be sitting here with Willard Scott right now. Of course, we’d be sitting in diapers, but hey we’d just be glad to be here…
Project Juggling: How Many Can You Handle?
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In fishing, the more lines in the water, the better the chance of catching something. In science, this may or may not be the case. Some people prefer to perform one project at a time, staying focused on every experiment. Others prefer to balance their time among several projects, increasing their chances of both finding one that works and making a mistake.
Calculating How to Split Cells
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When I first started cell culture, I was just maintaining a line of HEK cells so it was pretty much meat and potatoes cell splitting. I thought I had it all under control. Then I tried a 1:8 split into a 24-well dish…
Choosing the Right Cooking Solvent
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Oil? Check. Heat? Check. Veggies, chicken, stir-fry sauce? Check. Check. Check. Kitchen full of smoke!? Fire alarm!?!?
