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  1. What devices are best used to access the platform?

    ASCEND is a web-based platform that is designed to work best on a modern web browser on a desktop computer or laptop . Please check out this article to read more about supported browsers. ...
  2. How often are data in our database updated?

    We work hard to promptly capture the flow of new publications and products in our database Updating our database is a big job and we do it monthly so you can stay up-to-date with the latest and greatest. Our partnerships with a range of vendo...
  3.  Protein Reagent Update: Data and Feature Enhancements

    We’ve recently enhanced our detection of protein reagent usage in the literature and added new features to the platform. Leverage these features to search through 5x more protein data to help with your next experiment!  Check ou...
  4. Q1 2022: What’s new in Selector (Antibody data)

    We are excited to announce new enhancements to the platform between January - March 2022. This quarter, we added data from over 1,000,000 experiments and 800,000 products to our antibody data. In addition, we added preprint data from bio...
  5. Q1 2023: What's new in Selector (Reagents and model systems)

    We are excited to announce new enhancements in the platform between January and March 2023 Over the past three months, we’ve added data from over 8.6 million  experiments and  6.1 million products across all reagent and model system types. ...
  6. Why can't I find figures from a paper I wrote?

    We have analyzed over 15 million open- and closed-access publications — a lot goes into whether we show a paper on the platform For a figure from a publication to make it into your search results, we have to be highly confident in the data tha...
  7. Q1 2022: What’s new in Selector (Reagents and model systems)

    We are excited to announce new enhancements to the platform between January - March 2022. This quarter, we added data from over 5,500,000 experiments and 1,800,000 products across our reagent and model system types. In addition, we added ...
  8. Exporting product specifications

    Export custom lists of product search results and product specifications in a .CSV file Saving and exporting lists makes sharing your search results with colleagues, assembling reagent panels, or keeping electronic lab notebook records easi...
  9. Creating alerts for new figures and products

    Opt-in to receive email notifications when new relevant data becomes available Designing experiments can be an iterative and inefficient process to include insights from the latest research. For search queries that you perform frequently in Sel...
  10. Q3 2022: What’s new in Selector (Reagents and model systems)

    We are excited to announce new enhancements on the platform between July and September 2022 Over the past three months, we’ve added data from over  5.4  million experiments and  6.1 million products across our reagent and model system types....