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Advances in Exosome Quantification Techniques

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The study of exosomes has gained substantial attention in recent years due to their significant potential in diagnostics, therapeutic applications, and as biomarkers for various diseases. Exosomes, which are extracellular vesicles (EVs) ranging from 30 to 150 nm when stable and in solution, are secreted by various cells and carry molecular signals like proteins, lipids, and RNAs to recipient cells....

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Gene and Cell Therapy Commercialization Advances, Challenges, and the Path to Success

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Cell and gene therapy appear poised to revolutionize drug and vaccine discovery, with the potential to address diseases that have been untouchable, and treat others with more successful therapies. But the road to success has been rocky, and many obstacles remain for both gene and cell therapy commercialization.  A Look Back: The History of Gene Therapy  Therapeutic Targets  Gene...

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Increasing Lab Efficiency with Amazon Web Services to Enable Real-Time Remote Access to Lab Information

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The collaboration between Waters and AWS has enhanced the waters_connect System Monitoring tool, revolutionizing laboratory productivity. This cloud-based platform provides secure, compliant access to chromatography lab information, allowing users to coordinate work, address system errors, and make informed decisions from anywhere, anytime.

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Complete Guide to Protein Identification and Characterization

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Protein identification and characterization is one of the most important components of expressing and manufacturing recombinant proteins for biologics. It involves a wide variety of analytical tools and techniques because of the very complexity of proteins themselves, starting with 21 amino acids arranged in a nearly infinite number of ways, and then folded into three-dimensional structures.   Understanding...

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Exploring Cell Imaging Techniques – Types, Analysis, and Applications

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Understanding cellular functions like migration, morphology, and physiological changes in healthy and diseased cells is important for grasping biological processes and using them to optimize the creation of biological therapeutics. Live-cell imaging provides an instant picture of a cell, tissue, or organism’s current state, as close to in vivo as possible, without introducing artifacts seen...