Tales from the Lab

A 3D rendering of multiple blue cells floating in a microscopic environment, depicting detailed cellular structures.

Part 2: The Invention of PCR

2026.01.06
The author first heard the term “PCR” in the early 1980s while undergoing training on a DNA synthesizer in the sub… 黒澤伸行

青色の細胞が多数浮遊している様子を表した3Dイメージ画像。顕微鏡観察をモデル化した細胞構造のレンダリング

Part 1 The “Analyzing Life’s Mysteries” Project Was Born from Analytical Instrument Development

2025.11.17
This series is based on a manuscript I had the honor of writing for the Journal of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan, “Continuation of the Fundamentals of Biotechnology Lecture Series/Miscel… 黒澤伸行

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Understanding the Archive and Foreseeing the Future

2025.01.23
The progress of chromatography since the late 1970s has been remarkable. In the field of protein research, techniques for isolating target proteins advanced around Sephadex media, and the introduction of… 黒澤伸行

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The Untold Story of HPLC: Why Did Dr. James L. Waters Create HPLC?

2024.07.01
From the late 1970s to the 1980s, the HPLC market expanded significantly as a method for low-molecular-weight separation and measurem… 黒澤伸行

Naming of HPLC Columns

2024.07.01
Since the introduction of rigid gels for reversed-phase partitioning in the 1970s, analytical performance for compounds in polar solutions improved significantly. This led to a historic surge in demand for HPLC, parti… 黒澤伸行

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Powers of 10/ Coffee breake 02

2024.08.01
I have always wondered about the meaning of the number “10.” Humanity relies on the decimal system for all calculations, but this method of calculation is a representation of numbers in the analog world. Meanwhile,… 黒澤伸行

Proposal for ProZania / Coffee Break 01

2024.07.01
Humans are creatures that sustain life while being influenced by numerous environments. Even single cells seem to function within the context of alliances with surrounding cells. Genes, being blueprints for cellular rol… 黒澤伸行