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Using Bento Lab without a microwave during fieldwork

Some of our customers have asked us “can we use Bento Lab without using a microwave oven to melt agarose for electrophoresis gels during fieldwork?” The answer is yes – and here are three approaches you can try.

PCR strips in a Bento Lab thermocycler unit, labelled for 12 samples and four controls.

Controls in PCR and PCR assays with Bento Lab

Controls are an essential part of any experiment, and especially when one is working with DNA! This article provides an introduction, examples, and quick lookup tables to help you with controls for your PCR workflows.

Powering Bento Lab in the Field with a Battery

Keep running experiments when power is not guaranteed, and take Bento Lab in unique environments. We have been exploring different portable power solutions.

Rice cooker, pre-cast gels, and E-Gel with crocodile lip cables on a table

First time buyer’s guide: What do I need for my Bento Lab?

We get many emails asking us: “When I buy a Bento Lab, what else will I need?” Here we cover the main items to buy to get you started using Bento Lab.

Come Fly With Me, Bento Lab

Is it difficult to take Bento Lab on a plane? Not at all! Here are 5 top tips for flying with your Bento Lab, so that you really can take your lab wherever your research takes you.

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