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As bright or brighter…

Posted on January 15, 2013 by mwaring708

So the earlier posts were a lead-in to this one, which I hope will clarify this important issue in compensation.  When calculating compensation, it is important to make sure that your single stained control is as bright or brighter than … Continue reading →

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Compensation caution: matching beads

Posted on January 4, 2013 by mwaring708

Other platforms may be different, but with BD’s Diva software you can only collect one “unstained” compensation control, so if it is necessary to mix what type of compensation particle you are using (cells for PI or DAPI, Arc beads … Continue reading →

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Full Disclosure: I did not receive any Compensation for this post…

Posted on December 13, 2012 by mwaring708

In flow cytometry it seems the biggest source of confusion and angst is compensation.  As a first post, I’m going to re-publish a post I did elsewhere. Compensation is somewhat tricky if you don’t understand the process. There are lots … Continue reading →

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