by Olwen Reina | Jul 10, 2016 | Disease Models
Melanocytes are melanin-producing cells found mainly in the lowest part of the top layer of your skin or to put it in science-speak: the stratum basale of your epidermis (see our article on the morphology of the skin). Melanin is a pigment, best known and primarily...
by Olwen Reina | Jul 3, 2016 | Cell Culture Techniques
There is nothing more tragic than walking into your tissue culture room only to find a researcher curled up on the floor, clasping a flask, and wailing that their cells have been contaminated. It’s a fate I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy! Hopefully it has...
by Olwen Reina | Jun 26, 2016 | Industry News
“You just stay the course, and do what it is that you do, and grow while you’re doing it. Eventually it will either come full circle, or at least you’ll go to bed at night happy.” – Jon Bon Jovi “Don’t get too comfortable with who...
by Olwen Reina | Jun 20, 2016 | Disease Models
What goes into enjoying a cup of hot coffee? There is the distinct fruity, flowery, nutty aroma. Hearing the crunch of when you plunge a spoon into the ground beans. The soothing sound of water being poured. The feeling of warm pressure as you grasp the handle and the...
by Olwen Reina | Jun 11, 2016 | Disease Models
A few years ago, I got into a heated debate. The topic was: what is the largest organ in the body? My “opponent”, a very bright student studying human health and disease, insisted that the liver was the largest, while I contended that it was the skin. I...
