New GEMS Webinars Now Available on The Source℠
May 1, 2012 - Charles River is committed to providing you with valuable scientific resources that can augment your laboratory processes. Our online educational portal, The Source℠, gives you access to a wide variety of podcasts, webinars, videos and other scientific resources created by our professional staff.
The following webinars are now available for viewing on The Source℠.
Cryopreservation of Mouse Embryos
Cryopreservation enables you to safeguard your research models from loss. This webinar outlines the procedures for collection and freezing of embryos using slow method or vitrification. Additional considerations, such as storage and inventory systems, database management and distribution of cryopreserved product, are discussed. Click here to view the webinar.
In vitro Fertilization in Mice
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a laboratory technique used in rapid colony expansion, cryopreservation, rederivation and line rescue. This webinar covers the entire IVF process, including sperm collection and assessment, oocyte collection and the fertilization procedure. Further, IVF fertilization rates are presented for common inbred strains and select genetically modified projects. Click here to view the webinar.
Marker-Assisted Accelerated Backcrossing
This webinar covers accelerated backcrossing, including the importance and utility of this process in research, the various differences in time and effort between conventional backcrossing and marker-assisted accelerated backcrossing, the technology and methods used for marker-assisted backcrossing, and a detailed comparison between microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) techniques. Click here to view the webinar.
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