Brandoch Cook, PhD
Brandoch Cook, PhD, is a freelance scientific writer. He can be reached at: brandoch.cook@gmail.com.
Articles by Brandoch Cook, PhD
Upgrading your bath or chiller can provide better efficiency and accuracy now, and energy and cost savings in the long term
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Leveraging digital PCR to improve detection of viral pathogens in wastewater
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Upgrading fume hoods optimizes chemical safety in response to changes in space, personnel, and workflow
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Understanding the balance between sample heat sensitivity and solvent volatility is an important consideration
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Using ion chromatography to measure inorganic ions in drinking water
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New applications also provide a boost for the technique's possible use in subcellular characterization
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Although vibrational spectroscopy has long been used in structural analysis of DNA, the field has only recently expanded to address ribonucleic acid
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Characterization of trace elements in gemstones and precious metals makes elemental analyzers indispensable tools in study and authentication
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Adaptation of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip technology for chemical synthesis can unlock new potentials in efficiency
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Flexibility in design of permanent, modular, and mobile cleanrooms is second to rigorous standards of cleanliness class
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Automation and modularity improve throughput and accuracy in laboratory and industrial titration
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Comparing the pros and cons of different stirrer models
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Automation of western blotting can increase its throughput and reproducibility, bringing biochemical protein expression analysis into line with modern techniques in genetics
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Both real-time and endpoint-based PCR studies can benefit from the drive toward automation with high-throughput thermal cyclers
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The scale and versatility of ‘cobots’ signal a revolution in high-throughput applications, from drug discovery to COVID-19 testing
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