How to protect yourself from cell culture contamination?

Cell cultures and their importance: Nowadays, cell cultures are one of the major tools used in cellular and molecular biology that provide tremendous model systems for studying the normal physiology and biochemistry of cells. They are used in drug development and analysis, as well as large scale manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals. In fact, these cells are …[read more]

Food for thought

Food authenticity According to the International Food Authenticity Assurance Organization (FAAO), food authenticity is the process of irrefutably proving that a food or food ingredient is in its genuine, verifiable, and intended form as declared and represented. It is a form of quality control or specification confirmation. This complex food-science concept has recently become the …[read more]