A Closer Look: Tryptic Soy Agar
When looking at our dipslides, people often ask us which one they should get. “What agar should I use?” “What does each agar grow?” “What is best for my application?” Like many of our answers [...]
Science Experiment: Do Natural Preservatives Really Kill Germs?
Natural preservatives, natural ingredients, natural this, natural that. The movement towards natural products is in full swing, and many people have been jumping on the DIY band wagon to save some money. Natural products can [...]
Cool Things to Look at Under a Microscope
Once you figure out how to use them, microscopes are incredibly useful and fun tools to have in the lab or at home. They can be used to look at a lot of different things, [...]
A Closer Look: Rose Bengal Agar
When looking at our dipslides, people often ask us which one they should get. “What agar should I use?” “What does each agar grow?” “What is best for my application?” Like many of our answers [...]
How do I Test for Sulfite in Red Wine?
“Can your Sulfite test strips be used to test acidic foods, such as wine or tomato sauce? How would I use activated charcoal to remove the color from a glass of wine? Is there a [...]
Meet Our Team: Jorge and Anabel Padilla
Meet Jorge and Anabel Padilla, the dynamic duo. These two over-achievers manage dipslide production, and help with test strip production in their spare time. Anabel has done piece-work for Precision for several years. She started [...]
A Closer Look: Malt Extract Agar
When looking at our dipslides, people often ask us which one they should get. “What agar should I use?” “What does each agar grow?” “What is best for my application?” Like many of our answers [...]
Happy Holidays from Precision Laboratories!
‘Twas the night before New Year’s, when all through Precision, We were hustling and bustling in every division. The shelves were stocked to the brim with care, A new year is coming, we must prepare! [...]
Universal pH Test Paper Experiment
Universal pH test paper is a qualitative pH test strip that gives you approximate pH values of a solution. Typically, with Universal pH test strips, you don’t get an exact pH value. Or at least, [...]
Meet Our Team: Federico and Maribel Aguilera
Meet Maribel and Federico Aguilera, the dream team. This husband and wife duo oversees production of all our products, except for the dipslides. They are exemplary employees to say the least, and they keep production [...]
Holiday Chemistry: DIY pH Paper
We’re dreaming of a scientific Christmas, and nothing screams holiday chemistry more than making your own pH paper from a Poinsettia. Yeah, we’re excited, so put on those ugly Christmas sweaters and get in the [...]
A Closer Look: R2A Agar
When looking at our dipslides, people often ask us which one they should get. “What agar should I use?” “What does each agar grow?” “What is best for my application?” Like many of our answers [...]