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OCTOBER 2017 | WWW.THE-SCIENTIST.COM A NATURAL ARCHIVE THE PRACTICAL CHALLENGES OF STORING DATA IN DNA THE EVOLUTION OF MORE-VIRULENT PATHOGENS THE MULTITASKING MACROPHAGE HOW TO DRUG INTRINSICALLY DISORDERED PROTEINS PLUS CRISPR PATENTS: A PRIMER SO MUCH SCIENCE SO LITTLE BENCH SPACE other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. other trademarks All Compact and lightweight with a modern interface, it fits any benchtop – and budget Building on our family of benchtop multimode all technologies. And its software interface is easy to plate readers, the VICTOR Nivo™ system packs all learn and use, and lets you control the instrument from popular detection modes into the industry’s smallest almost any device, anywhere – perfect for multiuser multimode reader footprint. The perfect system for environments. Combine with our assays and reagents to everyday biochemical and cell-based assays, it measures get you started right away. 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