Name: Pipetting Techniques and Avoiding Contamination
Start: 2021-05-04T16:00:00Z
End: 2021-05-04T16:00:36.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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The Corning Scientific Seminar Series is a series of free, online technical presentations that provide novel tips, best practices and proven techniques to help advance your research. Delivered by scientists to scientists, these one-hour broadcasts offer useful information and tips for lab technicians and researchers.

2023年11月に実施した、九州大学佐々木先生と松田先生によるウェビナー、
【三毛猫遺伝子探索プロジェクト】の完結編として、
今年5月に発表されたオレンジ遺伝子の正体について再びお二方にお話しいただきます。

【三毛猫遺伝子探索プロジェクト】
三毛猫は雌ばかりですが、これはエピジェネティクスによる性染色体の調節が関係するためです。
この遺伝の仕組みが提唱されて60 年に渡り、謎に包まれていた三毛猫の毛色を作る遺伝子「オレンジ遺伝子」を解明することに成功しました。

三毛猫遺伝子探索プロジェクト-完結編-

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Cell Culture Fundamentals: Best Practices for Better Cell Culture

While often taken for granted, proper techniques for pipetting and pipettor handling are both very important when performing liquid handling measurements. Using proper technique is imperative for avoiding cross-contamination that can ruin the sample and affect the entire research process. By attending this webinar, you will learn about:

- Good pipetting practices: 2:41 - 5:54
- Proper pipetting techniques: 5:55 - 23:14
- Avoiding contamination: 23:15 - 29:24
- Key takeaways: 29:25 - 30:12 
- Q&A: 30:13 - 36:16

Pipetting Techniques and Avoiding Contamination

Pipettor handling

Pipetting procedures

Avoiding Contamination

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