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News You Can Use… Coming soon!
May. 24, 2018—Stay tuned for this new section to our website.
How long do I autoclave liquids?
May. 24, 2018—How long do I sterilize? Recently, it was reported that media was being burned during the sterilization process. One of the common misconceptions is that sterilization time is not affected by the combination of individual container volumes, total number of containers in autoclave, and how these containers are arranged. Previous information posted about sterilization did...
Gas regulators and Fittings
May. 24, 2018—Since 1913, the Compressed Gas Association has been dedicated to the development and promotion of safety standards and safe practices in the industrial gas industry. More than 110 member companies worldwide work together through the committee system to create technical specifications, safety standards, and training and educational materials; to cooperate with governmental agencies in formulating...
Optima L-90K is up and running
May. 24, 2018—The L-90K ultracentrifuge is repaired and available for reservations and use.
Vanderbilt Brain Institute Announces Partnership with CDB
May. 24, 2018—On Tuesday, January 7th, the VBI announced the following collaboration with CDB. The VBI and CDB will benefit from this partnership by ensuring that adequate resources are available for their faculty labs in the future. "As part of the reorganization of Vanderbilt administrative services, The Vanderbilt Brain Institute (VBI) and the Department of Cell &...
Dark Reader and SYBR Gold Testing
May. 24, 2018—The CDB Equipment Resource has a Dark Reader from Clare Chemical on loan for testing this week (April 14th – April 18th). The light box is located in 3141 MRB3 next to our new Ingenius3 Syngene gel documentation system which has longwave-UV bulbs (365 nm). Aliquots of SYBR Gold from Life Technologies were purchased and...
C.O.R.E.S. and iLab are Merging
May. 24, 2018—The C.O.R.E.S. system is merging with a new platform called iLab. The combined system will offer more functionality and have more robust reporting of core charges. It promises to be more nimble with increased support for changes and will be quicker performing tasks to save you time. The CDB Equipment Resource will start developing...