The Q: The Quartzy Blog for lab managers and scientists

It seems that all scientists have had that moment– the moment where you feel totally defeated by a machine. At some point in your day you will likely need to use some piece of equipment for experiments – incubators, shakers, microscopes, computers –

With the demands of research as they are, labs often become bustling centers of activity. Ultimately, we all want to generate a substantial amount of exciting data that would further our projects and publications in a timely manner despite also

Sterile cell culture practice is key to avoid contamination by microorganisms, which would then interfere with the integrity of your cell system and your experiments. While most of us are careful and well trained in proper cell culture technique,

Academic science as a career is unique in that in order to succeed, one must learn to think and write in a specific way—as a scientist. It starts with learning to question, hypothesize, and apply the experimental approach correctly. It then