To ensure our bodies function correctly, the cells that compose them must operate properly. Imagine a cell as a bustling city ...

A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a virtual Gram staining technique that could transform how microbiologists stain and classify bacteria. This ...

Household mishaps — like spills on the floor — happen. If you’ve got wood floors, it can be pretty easy to clean up. But with carpet? That’s a different story. Each spill requires a different cleaning ...

Researchers at Graz University of Technology found that ordinary espresso can replace toxic uranyl acetate for electron microscopy staining.

A combination of some clever ideas and trial and error over the years has since given rise to a collection of highly sensitive and effective protein gel staining ...

To date, examining patient tissue samples has meant cutting them into thin slices for histological analysis. This might now be set to change - thanks to a new staining method devised by an ...

Researchers have developed a novel application of histological staining to screen for ancient proteins in situ—within the fossil's microstructure—advancing the field of paleoproteomics by addressing ...