Independent of the method you use to produce recombinant viruses, at some point you have to transfect insect cells with virus DNA to...

Hopefully after the seasonal break your insect cells are still in good health.  Recognizing healthy cells seems a no brainer, but if you...

Ok, so the Bard is probably spinning in his grave at our blatant plagiarism of the script from the “Scottish Play” (it is bad luck to use...

So, you have had the Christmas Party and hopefully are looking forward to the holiday season.  Many labs shut down between Christmas and...

No, not how you feel when the cells don’t behave! This relates to keeping your cell cultures in a happy state. 1. Cell passage history...

Cell culture may be one of the most routine laboratory tasks, but many times it also proves to be extremely frustrating. Cells grown in...

The flashBAC™ system is a revolutionary platform technology for the production of recombinant baculoviruses in insect cells. It...

There are 2 main methods through which you can happily produce recombinant baculoviruses, firstly by using systems based on homologous...

As with all protein expression systems the baculovirus has its advantages and set-backs, the trade-off for high levels of expression,...

Thankfully baculoviruses don’t go through a rebellious teenage phase. They do however have a well-defined 2 step life cycle. Here we will...

A quick introduction into baculoviruses and baculovirus expression vectors, brought to you by OET. Short answer: An insect virus which...