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Vendors/Resources We Love
Vendor/Resource | Resource Type | Location | Rationale |
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Quartzy | Lab Management | Online | Intuitive design; seamless integration with eBuy; effortless quotes for unbeatable pricing |
Top Bulb | Lab Supplies: for that crazy bulb you just can't find | East Chicago, IN | Some very special fluorescent spectrum bulbs for growing Rhodobacter and UV sterilization etc. |
Ken's Fish | Lab Supplies: aquarium equipment | Taunton, MA | Great source of inexpensive spargers that are a step up from the crappily-glued-together-sand versions...pumps as well. |
Caisson Laboratories | Lab Supplies: all things plant | 7-Way Trays, GA-7s, B caps,...they're the 'go-to' | |
American Instrument Exchange | Lab supplies: used lab equipment | Haverill, MA | |
Phytotechnology Laboratoties | Lab Supplies: plant tissue culture hormones | Good prices and tested by people who know plants =) | |
VWR | Lab Supplies: general | Online | A standby for over 20 years...hard to snub your nose at 40% discount |
Lab Recyclers | Lab Supplies: used lab equipment | Frederick, MD | When we worked to set up an SBIR laboratory and research site, these guys were awesome to hook us up with everything from glassware, balances, cabinets etc. |
HiTechTrader | Lab Supplies: used lab equipment | Mt. Holly, NJ | Total treasure trove...recirculating chillers, G2 shakers, you-name-it courtesy of a PSU alumnus (WE ARE!) |
Digikey | Lab Supplies: all things electronic | Online | DIY 'candy store', resistors, capacitors |
U.S. Plastics | Lab Supplies: tubing, fittings | Online | |
SnapGene | Software: Molecular Biology | Online | Nate Hamaker swears by it... manually aligned 200 contigs with it. |
Benchling | Software: Molecular Biology | Online | FREE & Functional |
Mendeley | Software: Reference manager & PDF organizer | Online | FREE: Saves hours on bibliographies; literature & note sharing |
rchiveIT | Online Tool: self-archiving | Online | Keeps out of jail! (checks publication copyright policies) |
Wayback Machine | Online Tool: Archives the whole internet! | Online | ...back to the Future! |
Github | Online Tool: repository | Online | collaborative, open-source; powers dioscorea.org |
Sage Math | Online Tool: Math Software | Online | free, open-source |
Boomerang | Online Tool: e-mail follow-up/reminders | Online | Free, easy integration to gmail; never forget to follow-up |
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