Should we define room temperature? Join the discussion in the latest issue of BioTechniques

This issue of BioTechniques asks a seemingly simple question – should room temperature be defined? Plus, we dive into the future of cancer vaccines in a post-COVID world and present another technique reducing the need for animal-based products in the lab. Check out the full listing for the June issue below. 

Technology news 

Cancer vaccinations: a personalized approach  

Expert Opinion 

Room temperature in scientific protocols and experiments should be defined: a reproducibility issue – do you agree? Let us know at @MyBioTechniques 

Reports & Benchmarks 

Apoptosis assessment in high-content and high-throughput screening assays 

Adaptation of the HEp-2 cell line to totally animal-free culture systems and real-time analysis of cell growth 

Tumor cell invasion into Matrigel: optimized protocol for RNA extraction 

The fluorescent protein stability assay: an efficient method for monitoring intracellular protein stability 

Secure and optimized detection of PNPLA3 rs738409 genotype by an improved PCR–restriction fragment length polymorphism method 

Development of an in vitro assay for the detection of polymerization of the pyrin domain of ASC 

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