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Biotium | New MiniMab™ Single-Domain Antibody Series Provides Super-Resolution Imaging Options for Neuroscience Research
Biotium’s New SYT1, VGLUT1, and GFAP Recombinant Alpaca SdAb conjugates offer exceptional performance for STORM imaging with CF® Dyes Fremont, CA — July 7, 2025 — Biotium, a leading innovator in life science reagents, is proud to support the advancement of super-resolution imaging with the release of their MiniMab™ single-domain antibody (SdAb) series. The MiniMab™ […]
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Biotium | Tech Tip:Using ViaFluor® SE Stains for Cell Tracing and Co-Culture
ViaFluor® SE Cell Proliferation Kits ORDER HERE CellBrite® Cytoplasmic Membrane Dyes ORDER HERE ViaFluor® SE Cell Proliferation Kits use amine-reactive dyes to covalently label cells throughout the cytoplasm and intracellular compartments. ViaFluor® SE dyes are initially membrane-permeable and non-fluorescent. After the compound enters viable cells, it is hydrolyzed by cytoplasmic esterases to releases the […]
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Biotium | Cellular Stains Selection Guides
Compare applications, fixability, cellular targets, and staining in different organisms at a glance. For more detailed information, see our Cellular Stains Technology Page and Membrane & Cell Surface Stains Comparison. Download our Cellular Stains Brochure or visit our Brochure Library to browse our product flyers. NUCLEAR STAINS FOR LIVE, DEAD, OR FIXED CELLS […]
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Biotium | Literature Digest Viral Integrity with PMA & PMAxx™
PMA (Propidium Monoazide) ORDER HERE PMAxx™ Dye, 20 mM in H2O ORDER HERE Donwload Literature Digest.
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Biotium | PMAxx™ q-PCR: an effective tool for detection of seed-borne pathogens
PMAxx™ Dye, 20 mM in H2O ORDER HERE Seed health is important for good yields and maintaining desired plant traits, as well as for minimizing the spread and dispersal of plant pathogens. The certification of pathogen-free seeds is an effective strategy to prevent and manage disease. This approach, however, is highly dependent on a reliable […]
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Biotium | Literature Digest: Monitoring Viable Bacteria in the Environment
PMA (Propidium Monoazide) ORDER HERE PMA-Lite™ 2.0 LED Photolysis Device ORDER HERE Donwload Literature Digest.
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Biotium | Bring Out Your Dead: v-PCR for Microbial Population and Diversity Studies
Understanding microbes and their ecology is crucial for modern medicine and functioning society. Microbes cause disease, but are also vital components of a healthy gut and skin microbiome. Microbes fix nitrogen for plants, produce oxygen in marine environments, facilitate rusting and infrastructure breakdown, and come with us to space. By better understanding microbial diversity and […]
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Biotium | Switching from agar plates to v-PCR for bacteria viability testing – What you need to know
The problem with plating Counting the number of living bacteria in a sample is a common enough task: maybe you are comparing bacteria populations in different rivers, or perhaps you want to know whether your disinfection method works. Your first thought is probably to prepare serial dilutions of a liquid culture, plate them out on […]
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Biotium | Tech Tip: Imaging Bacteria Using Agarose Pads
Hoechst ORDER HERE Viability/Cytotoxicity Assay Kit for Bacteria Live & Dead Cells ORDER HERE Tech tip: Imaging bacteria using the agarose pad technique Bacteria can be more difficult to image than other cell types because they are small, usually non-adherent, and are often motile. Motile live bacteria are more difficult to image than dead […]
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Biotium | Tips & Best Practices for Working with RNA
Considerations for Doing RNA Work Working with RNA can be challenging and intimidating compared to working with DNA. While DNA is known to be quite stable and hardy (geneticists have been sequencing genomes that are thousands of years old), the chemical structure of RNA makes it prone to hydrolysis and, therefore, much less stable. And […]
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