Thaw, Plate, Incubate: Cryopreserved Hepatocyte Thawing and Plating Instructions

By joining forces and combining technologies in a new way, Harvard Medical School researchers have captured the first bird’s eye views of what happens at the molecular level when drugs, hormones and neurotransmitters activate certain kinds of cell receptors. Until now, scientists had been able to see only one part of the picture at a time.

The world is struggling to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. But thanks to new genetic material sequencing and synthesis technology, scientists are able to identify and study this virus quicker than ever before. Will it be enough?

Learn how Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, and how the antibiotic has changed medicine and the treatment of infections.