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“Lasers”

Do you like Star Wars? I do. I'm not one of those freaky, dress-up like Chewbacca fans, and talk like yoda, I do not, but what I really like about Star Wars are the lasers. It just seems like such a practical way to shoot things. No need to carry along a bunch of...

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Flow Basics is Back! and slimmer than ever!

That's right folks, by popular demand, we're reintroducing a legend, Flow Basics. But, Wow Flow Basics, have you been working out? I mean, you're about half the size as the last time I saw you. You've gotta be down to, what, like 5MB or something? Not only is Flow...

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561nm Laser Demo – MoFlo

We will be having a demo of a 200mW 561nm solid state laser on our MoFlo December 2nd and 3rd, 2008. Beckman Coulter will be in to install the laser as well as a detector block so we can assess the utility of such a laser for our sorting applications. The major...

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Where would we be without GFP?

In light of the yesterday's announcement of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, I'd like to take a minute to demonstrate the importance of this work. The prize will be shared among Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, and Roger Tsien for the discovery and development of...

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Regional Flow and Imaging Meeting – GLIIFCA

I'd like to extend an invitation to a really great regional flow cytometry and imaging meeting that focuses not just on flow/imaging technology, but also application innovation and clinical topics as well. Attached is a flyer for the Great Lakes International...

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The trouble with Filters

We've recently gone through some filter issues on the new LSRII-B. It turns out 2 of the filters pre-installed on our LSRII were bad. The two in question are the Alexa 700 filter and the Pac Orange. The Alexa 700 filter (720/40) was a non-standard diameter filter...

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