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Posts written collaboratively by the Bio-Rad Antibodies team. The Bio-Rad Antibodies team have specialist knowledge across a range of different antibody areas. From Western blotting and flow cytometry to best practices in the antibody field.

41 blogs authored by Bio-Rad
Donanemab: A New Hope in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s Disease

In this blog, we discuss the approval of donanemab, a monoclonal antibody designed to target and clear amyloid plaques in the brain, for the treatment...

Erebosis: Fly Guts Die in Darkness

This blog discusses a recently discovered form of regulated cell death known as erebosis, found in the guts of fruit flies.

2022 Science Writing Competition

Find out who won the 2022 Bio-Rad Science Writing Competition.

Dogs: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?

This blog takes a look at a study by Bergström et al. that examined the DNA from ancient wolves to help answer the origins of dogs from wolf populatio...

Zombie Viruses That Come Back From the Dead

This blog discusses viruses like herpes simplex and hepatitis B, that like a zombie return once you think they have been defeated. 

Genetically Engineered Pigs to Fight Disease

In this blog, we discuss Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRSS)-resistant pigs and how this could help alleviate the economic burden of ...

2021 Science Writing Competition Results

Find out who won the 2021 Bio-Rad Science Writing Competition.

Is a Cure for HIV on the Horizon?

This blog discusses the CCR5 co-receptor and the role that it could play in an HIV cure, as well as the patients who appear to be in long-term remissi...

Science Writing Competition Results

The winners of the 2020 Bio-Rad Science Writing Competition are revealed.

Could a Monoclonal Antibody Cure COVID-19?

In this blog, we discuss the potential for a monoclonal antibody to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

The HisTORy behind the Discovery of Rapamycin

This blog tells the story of rapamycin’s discovery, identification of the mTOR signaling pathway, and highlights the important role that basic researc...

SUMOylation: a Heavyweight in the Regulation of Cell Cycle Progression and Cell Proliferation – Part One

This blog post discusses the discovery of SUMO and the importance of SUMOylation in cell cycle regulation and cellular proliferation.

Th2A Cells — the Latest T Helper Cell Subset and its Role in Allergy

Th2A cells are a recently identified subset of T helper cells type 2 (Th2). This blog looks at the role of Th2A cells in allergy.

SUMOylation: a Heavyweight in the Regulation of Cell Cycle Progression and Cell Proliferation – Part Two

We examine SUMOylation, the effect of their aberrant SUMOylation on signaling pathways and the potential of SUMO inhibitors in cancer therapy.

The underlying reason beta cells fail to proliferate in “diabesity” uncovered

This blog describes scientific findings describing the mechanism behind the failure of beta cells to proliferate in patients with type 2 diabetes

How to identify major immune cell types by their CD marker expression

Learn how a new tool from Bio-Rad simplifies knowing what markers to use to identify certain immune cell types.

Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) in adult neurogenesis research - Part 2

Our second part of BrdU in adult neurogenesis research, describes “the dark side of BrdU” and how you can carefully control BrdU labeling experiments...

Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) in adult neurogenesis research - Part 1

The first of a two part series describing how BrdU revolutionized the field of neurogenesis.

Bio-Rad named CiteAb Custom Antibody Supplier of the year!

We are excited to share that Bio-Rad was named as the CiteAb Custom Antibody Supplier of the year.

Illuminating biomedical research — the story of fluorescent proteins

Fluorescent proteins have expanded the capabilities of scientists, thus allowing observations that would not have been possible without them.

Engineering recombinant inhibitory antibodies as research tools

Researchers partnered with Bio-Rad to engineer high affinity, highly specific inhibitor antibodies to the active site region of a WNV proteinase.

The road to antibody validation standards

In this blog post we highlight some the current potholes on the road to reproducible antibodies.

Applying best practices for characterizing critical reagents

This blog post defines critical reagents and best practices for their characterization.

Deciding which ELISA technique is right for you

We describe the different types of ELISAs, the advantages and disadvantages of each and what to consider before choosing an ELISA technique.

Cell death by apoptosis - the journey of a single cell from health to death

This blog describes the triggers & mechanisms that lead to death by apoptosis, as well as assays for measuring apoptosis in your research.

Biomarker assay development: CXCL10 in HCV infection

HuCAL technology was used to develop high specificity, high affinity antibodies to distinguish between protein isoforms with only minor differences.

5 Easy Steps for Successful Flow Cytometry

In this blog post we simplify the Flow Cytometry process in five easy steps that will ensure successful results.

High affinity antibodies for improved analysis of antibody drugs

This blog post provides insight on how to improve your assay sensitivity by selecting antibodies based on binding strength as well as affinity.

How to detect your target protein or protein complex without interfering IgG chains

This blog post discusses TidyBlot and how it does not detect IgG heavy and light chains in your co-IP experiment.

“Is it the antibody?” Tips for caring for your antibody for consistent results

With over 35 years of experience with antibodies, we offer our expert advice for taking care of your antibodies for consistent results.

Immuno-MRM analyses: high-affinity recombinant antibody fragments

This blog post describes the applicability of recombinant antibody fragments from a naive antibody library for immuno-MRM based quantification.

Are you likely to develop Alzheimer’s from grilled food?

This blog post describes how your choice of cooking method may increase your risk for developing a range of diseases, including Alzheimer's

Measuring the inevitable divide - tools for assessing cell proliferation

This post describes crucial markers and useful markers to study aberrant cell proliferation.

Tandem dyes - The power couples of Flow Cytometry

This post describes what tandem dyes are and what to keep in mind when incorporating them into your flow cytometry panels.

Inheriting mutant tumor suppressor genes increases your risk for cancer

This post describes how mutations in proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes account for tumorigenesis.

To control or not to control, that is the multi-color flow question…

This post describes what an isotype control is and how one could be beneficial in your multi-color flow cytometry experiments.

Light up your IF experiments with our continued tips and tricks

This post describes selecting fluorophores for your IF experiments based on dye characteristics, such as quantum yields and extinction coefficients.

Take a quantum leap in your IF experiments with our 5 tips and tricks

This post describes how to choose fluorophores for IF experiments based on dye characteristics, such as quantum yields and extinction coefficients.

Four virus serotypes…One Dengue vaccine?

Have a group of researchers really found the key to a cure to the currently incurable Dengue virus? Find out here...

Intracellular flow cytometry - the good, the bad and the cytokines

This post describes a few key factors to consider when designing intracellular flow cytometry experiments.

10 tips for designing a basic flow cytometry panel

This post provides flow cytometry novices with a basic overview of how to design a multi-color flow cytometry panel.

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