Starter path · 7 steps
Bench basics
The skills every experiment rests on: working safely, measuring volumes, making solutions and checking concentrations.
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- Lab safety & biosafetyNot started
Know the hazards, the containment level and what to do when something spills before you touch a reagent.
- Pipetting & serial dilutionNot started
Almost every number in an experiment starts as a volume, so accurate pipetting comes first.
- Buffer & media preparationNot started
Make the solutions everything else runs in, at the right concentration and pH.
- CentrifugationNot started
Separate cells, debris and precipitates, and learn why speed is set in g rather than rpm.
- UV-Vis spectrophotometryNot started
Measure how much of something you have, and spot when a reading is outside the linear range.
- Experimental design & controlsNot started
Plan replicates and controls so the result can actually answer your question.
- Record keeping & sample trackingNot started
Record what you did and label what you made, so the work can be repeated and trusted.