Gibco Cell Culture Connection resource hub

Highlights

Love Your Cells

We love the commitment that every scientist has with every cultivated cell on every bench. We love how some of life sciences’ biggest challenges can be solved by some of life’s smallest things. And we love being a part of cell culture journeys all over the world.

Join us as we explore the extraordinary relationships research scientists have with their cells. Over the coming weeks we’ll be delving into a love story told through science and art, showcasing exciting and unique portrayals of the wonder of cells.

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Free Handbook

Gibco Cell Culture Basics

If you’re doing cell culture experiments, this free handbook is an ideal lab partner—download it now to access over 120 pages of valuable information. Designed and organized to help you master cell culture basics and achieve consistent results, the handbook has just been updated with more ways to integrate techniques and technologies across your workflow.

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Innovation

Gibco Portfolio Brochure

Explore the full Gibco product and service portfolio for the collaborations to power your research.

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Handbooks

NEUROBIOLOGY PROTOCOL HANDBOOK
It has long been thought that the adult mammalian nervous system is incapable of regeneration after injury. However, recent advances in our understanding of stem cell biology and neuroscience have opened up new avenues of research for developing potential treatments for incurable neurodegenerative diseases and neuronal injuries.
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PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL PROTOCOL HANDBOOK
In this handbook, we provide a collection of the most commonly used protocols, showing where our products fit in the steps of the PSC workflow. Additional protocols and details regarding these products can be found in the respective product manuals.
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CANCER CELL CULTURE BASICS HANDBOOK
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and has become a major public health issue in developed countries.
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PROTEIN EXPRESSION HANDBOOK
This handbook will cover the fundamentals of protein expression, from selecting a host system to creating your protein expression vector, as well as highlighting key tips and products that can be used to optimize recombinant protein production and purification.
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3D cell culture handbook—Culturing and analysis of 3D cell models
This handbook provides an overview of the cell lines, culture conditions, and analysis techniques that are being used in the transition from 2D to 3D cell models.
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CRISPR genome editing resource guide—A complete cell engineering solution from start to discovery
To help you in your quest to understand how the genome influences phenotype, we’ve developed a complete toolset comprising trusted solutions for every step in the cell engineering workflow.
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DNA purification and analysis—Maximize yield, purity, and integrity
From genomic to plasmid DNA and from manual to automated isolation, products from Thermo Fisher Scientific bring flexible, innovative solutions designed to meet virtually all of your needs for performing genomics research.
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RNA isolation and purification—For every sample, RNA type, and application
RNA isolation is a crucial step in your quest to understand gene expression levels. With all the solutions that Thermo Fisher Scientific has to offer, you can be confident that you’re getting started on the right foot. Go ahead and push the limits of your research.
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Pluripotent stem cell resource handbook
This educational handbook serves as an essential guide to pluripotent stem cell research, providing trusted methods, considerations, and product recommendations for every step of the PSC workflow.
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Gibco Education

Gibco Virtual Learning

Enhance your lab skills with our library of virtual training courses. Explore virtual laboratories and eLearning modules, developed by our technical experts, across a variety of applications.

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Videos

Watch the latest Gibco Cell Culture Basics videos to learn valuable cell culture techniques to fuel your success.

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Tools & Resources

Basics

Cell Culture Basics

Gibco Cell Culture Basics is an introduction to cell culture, covering topics such as laboratory setup, safety, and aseptic technique. You'll also find basic cell culture techniques and methods for passaging, freezing, and thawing cultured cells. Start here if you are new to cell culture techniques or need to refresh your knowledge.

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Formulation Tool

Cell Culture Media Formulation Tool

Use our interactive Media Formulation tool to compare basal media side-by-side. First choose your media, and then choose specific modifications to find the right match for your experiment. Easily compare selected media with the download feature for your future reference.

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Courses

Gibco Media, FBS and Nunc Cell Culture plastics are better together

Great product performance is made better by convenient features that make it easier for you to do your work. We’re constantly innovating new ways to give you the best of both—the performance you need and the convenience you want. Nunc cell culture plastics, Gibco media and FBS are a proven combination for happy cells—and happy scientists.

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Cell Culture Heroes

Meet our Gibco Cell Culture Heroes

Explore the different research areas below to learn about and connect with our community of Cell Culture Heroes: scientists who are driving tomorrow's breakthroughs and promoting science communication. View their profiles, read about their research, discover what motivates them, and watch their webinars.

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The green issue

Connecting to more sustainable science is more important now than ever before. So, in honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we launched a special green edition of Life in the Lab with the industry trends, innovations, and education to help make every day feel like Earth Day. Learn about our pillars of sustainability and best practices like energy-efficient equipment, less-hazardous materials, sustainable packaging and less waste in the lab.
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