CST BLOG: Lab Expectations

The official blog of Cell Signaling Technology (CST), where we discuss what to expect from your time at the bench, share tips, tricks, and information.

Cell Process: What is cell viability and how can it be measured?

The health of cells in culture is critical to the success of your experiments. Have you ever been ex...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Apr 15, 2020

Fibrosis: When Wound Healing Turns to Disease

Fibrosis is a disease that is characterized by scarring and hardening of tissues and organs. Fibrosi...
Susan Keezer, PhD Mar 25, 2020

Immunology: How Does the Innate Immune System Work?

As we touched upon in a previous blog post, the innate immune system is an important part of our bod...
April Lowell, PhD Feb 12, 2020

Immunology Overview: How does our immune system protect us?

Scientists and medical professionals have been studying what makes us sick and the myriad mechanisms...
April Lowell, PhD Jan 8, 2020

What is Senescence?

Cellular senescence is defined by permanent cell cycle arrest. Senescent cells accumulate with age a...
Susan Keezer, PhD May 22, 2019

Necroptosis and Pyroptosis Add to Our Understanding of Regulated Cell Death

Over the last 50 years, laboratories have been able to demonstrate through experimentation the proce...
Gary Kasof, PhD Mar 13, 2019

What makes an antibody monoclonal, polyclonal, or recombinant?

When you’re shopping for antibodies, there are so many factors to consider. For example, will it wor...
Chris Sumner Jan 30, 2019

CRISPR: Science Magazine’s 2015 Breakthrough of the Year

CRISPR, a nifty gene-editing tool, has swept the scientific community off its feet. It has a catchy ...
Liana G Mar 2, 2016

History of the Monoclonal Antibody - Part I

Monoclonal antibodies are a pretty ubiquitous research tool. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find ...
Carolyn P Aug 26, 2015

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