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2 Powerful Things AI Can Do For Your Lab
Artificial intelligence (AI) has gone far since being a staple of science fiction in the 20th century. Now, AI is a science fact, and it is quickly gaining ground. Modern AI can write, paint pictures, and compose music, among other remarkable things.
The typical refrigerator or freezer uses a refrigerant to produce cold temperatures. Refrigerants make use of a cycle of evaporation and condensation to cool the contents inside. Evaporation is an endothermic process, which absorbs heat from the surroundings. The result is a cool refrigerator interior.
Cryopreservation is an excellent way to store cells for a long time. Bacterial cultures kept at -80ºC, for example, can remain viable for more than 5 years. Storing your samples in an ultralow temperature (ULT) freezer is the best way to preserve them for longer-term use.
All Lab equipment’s are designed to sustain specific conditions for operation, either consistent temperatures when it comes to Cold Storage, Ovens or Incubators or speed for centrifuges etc.
If these are maintained and operated properly, they will reliably make analysis or research publications valid.
Our own Jean Fallacara, Managing Director of North Sciences was recently interviewed by Lab Manager, the only publication specifically focused on all aspects of running a lab.
A biobank is a collection of biological samples and the data associated with them. The samples usually originate from humans and can include tissue samples, blood, and bodily fluids. Biobanks are highly valuable tools in medical and health research.
If you have a lab refrigerator or an ultralow temperature (ULT) freezer, what is its temperature? ‘Cold’ is the first thing that will come to mind. And yes, it is true that refrigerators and freezers are cold.
ULT stands for ultra-low temperature. ULT freezers operate in the range of -40 to -86ºC, hence the name. They come in a range of sizes – most ULT freezers are upright freezers that resemble large refrigerators, while some are so small they can fit on a tabletop. There are also chest ULT freezers that look like the freezers used to store meat in restaurants. There are even walk-in ULT freezers with much larger capacities.
