There’s not a “one size fits all” approach to eliminating microbes. You have to follow very specific procedures - SOPs - in order to know the right chemicals to use in the right combinations and at the right times. And…
Brunswick Community College has many offerings to prepare students for the biotech and aquaculture workforce. This brief video provides an overview of the program.
More information is available online at http://www.…
Capstone Center in Raleigh is BioNetwork's premiere worker training facility. At Capstone, fundamental scientific understanding meets hands-on application. Our industry-experienced instructors lead courses…
The "Experiments in Biotechnology" video series is a production of NC BioNetwork in partnership with Haywood and Western Piedmont Community Colleges and features demonstrations of 8 laboratory experiments.
This chip budding demonstration was originally presented at the Plant Grafting Workshop hosted at Wilkes Community College in April 2009. In this video, Ty Lowe demonstrates how to perform chip budding and shares his…
This plant grafting demonstration was originally presented at the Plant Grafting Workshop hosted at Wilkes Community College in April 2009. In this video, Ronald Dollyhite, Lead Instructor, Horticulture Technology at…
There can be tens of thousands of cells in one milliliter of culture medium. So how are cells counted?
The process requires diluting the cell culture, dying the cells, and loading the cells into a hemocytometer. A…
Asheville, NC has become a destination for craft beverage producers—with about 20 such facilities in the immediate area—and for fans of both those beverages and the outdoorsy, artsy vibe of Asheville, itself. Asheville-…
This is a quick look at an important addition to the local scene, both in social and economic terms. Blue Ridge Community College’s (Flat Rock, NC) Brewing, Distillation & Fermentation curriculum offerings have…
A look at the craft beverage training that takes place in tiny Wentworth, North Carolina, and the impact that it has—and can have—on the surrounding area. Interviews with industry reps, instructors and trainees paint a…