Updated Articles

  1. Overview of the BenchSci Platform

    This article is also available in Japanese (日本語) and Chinese (中文) . The ASCEND by BenchSci platform consists of 4 applications, including Selector, Navigator, Architect, and Defender What is the ASCEND platform? This su...
  2. How to share products and figures

    You can share products and figures with your colleagues by email There are several places within the Selector application where you can share relevant products and figures, either individually or from a saved list, via email. This fea...
  3. Saving lists of products and figures of interest

    Build custom lists of product and figure search results  There are several ways to compare  and add products/figures of interest to a Saved List . After building a custom list, you can export specs for selected products in a ...
  4. Q2 2024: What's new in Selector

    We are excited to announce new enhancements in the platform between April and June 2024 Over the past three months, we have added data from over 811K publications , 1.7M experimental use cases , and 494K reagents . Other notable ...
  5. Which browsers are compatible with the platform?

    ASCEND's web-based applications work on most modern browsers We support ECMAScript 6 (ES6 2015) Supported browsers: Google Chrome (recommended) Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox Safari If you ever experience strange behaviour, try ...
  6. How to create an account

    Thank you for your interest in creating an account! Please email support@benchsci.com if you have any questions! 1. Go to signup/login page: app.benchsci.com Check out this article to learn more about eligibility to sign up for ...
  7.  RNAi and CRISPR guideRNA Update: Data and Feature Enhancements

    We’ve recently added off-target data and features for RNAi  and CRISPR gRNA   to the platform. Leverage this data as you search for reagents with Selector to optimize your experiments!  Check out this video to learn more about our ...
  8.  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...
  9. Issues logging in or signing up?

    If you already have an account, please log in On the home page to access the BenchSci platform , you will be asked to log in with your email address and password If you are having trouble with your email, please ensure that the spelling of you...
  10. Do I have access to the ASCEND platform?

    Access to the platform is dependent on the email address that you use to sign in.  Typically, we rely on the domain of your institutional email address to determine eligibility. Scientists at academic and non-profit institutions  can ac...