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Illustration of cells either being sorted into tubes from a cell sorter or going into a waste container from a flow cytometer.

What’s the Difference Between Flow Cytometry and FACS?

Shelby Bradford, PhD | Jul 15, 2024 | 2 min read

Flow-based methods allow researchers to collect multiparameter data from individual cells in their samples, but the fate of samples depends on the instrument.

Infographic showing how flow cytometry enables researchers to assess several cell parameters simultaneously at a single-cell level with the help of lasers.

Flow Cytometry: Scattering Light to Measure Cells

Shelby Bradford, PhD | Jun 14, 2024 | 2 min read

Scientists analyze and quantify characteristics of cells and other particles with the power of lasers.

Extracellular vesicle cross-section showing internal and external components

Exploring Extracellular Vesicles: Biomarkers and Beyond

Biotium | 1 min read

Advances in molecular profiling tools and techniques help scientists detect and identify extracellular vesicle markers.

A cell with gold particles inside is hit with a red laser.

How Flow Cytometry Spurred Cell Biology

Shelby Bradford, PhD | Jun 14, 2024 | 10+ min read

The ability to rapidly count and measure features of cells opened the research flood gates.

Kaitlyn Sadtler standing in front of a laboratory bench

Spectral Flow Cytometry: Separating the Fluorophore Rainbow

Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Oct 24, 2023 | 3 min read

Spectral flow cytometry separates similarly emitting fluorophores and enabled Kaitlyn Sadtler to construct a 24-color rat panel for immunological analyses.

Discover How CF® Dyes Let Scientists Delve Deeper into Biological Phenomena

CF^® Dyes: Clearer Fluorescent Results

Biotium | 1 min read

CF^® Dyes combine pegylation and sulfonation to create fluorescent dyes with better signal intensity, more solubility, and superior specificity.

Purple and white fluorescent stain of cells

How Fat Cells Help Kick Parasites Out of Mice: Study

Natalia Mesa, PhD | Oct 14, 2022 | 3 min read

Immune cells get a lot of shine when it comes to fighting infection, but it turns out that fat might be just as important for removing parasitic invaders.

CAR T Cells Derived from Stem Cells Target HIV Tissue Reservoirs in Monkeys

Berly McCoy, PhD | May 25, 2021 | 3 min read

Transplanted CAR stem cells persisted long term and showed multilineage engraftment in tissues that harbor HIV.

Dream Big and Achieve Real-Time Single Cell Imaging Without Camera Limitations

Sort What You See

BD Biosciences | 1 min read

Camera-free imaging unlocks new cell sorting applications.

Engineered Immune Cells Eliminate Brain Cancer in Mice

Brooke Dulka, PhD | May 25, 2021 | 2 min read

Researchers developed a new CAR T-cell therapy that targets specific growth factor receptors in glioblastoma to eliminate brain tumors.

Environmental Cues Keep CAR T Cells on Track

Aparna Nathan, PhD | May 25, 2021 | 4 min read

Pairing CARs with a synthetic receptor makes T cells more lethal tumor killers.

A multicolored illustration of a cell undergoing division.

See Beyond the Scatter Plot with Imaging, Spectral Flow Cytometry

The Scientist and BD Biosciences | 3 min read

A novel instrument combines fluorescence-activated cell sorting, imaging flow cytometry, and spectral flow cytometry to advance cell population examination.

Stress-Induced Chromosome Changes Protect Flies’ Aging Brains

Lisa Winter | Dec 1, 2020 | 2 min read

Brain cells in older Drosophila tend to have more than two complete sets of chromosomes, and that polyploidy most likely has a protective function, a study shows.