Introduction into Proteinase K
What is a Protease? Proteases are important reagents in biotechnology and molecular biology laboratories. The use of proteases is often necessary to inactivate protein contaminants...
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How to Prevent RNase Contamination in Proteinase K?
RNase is a ribonuclease, which is an enzyme that specifically breaks down RNA. Nucleases are present in every cell, and upon lysis during an extraction procedure,...
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All about TCEP—the Odorless Reducing Agent
Tris (2-carboxyethyl) phosphine (TCEP) is a reducing reagent used in molecular biology and protein biochemistry research.
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How to Judge the Quality of Proteinase K
Often, enzymes such as proteinase K are evaluated heavily for their activity. Since the role of an enzyme is to hasten a chemical reaction, understanding...
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Can Fatigue and Cytokines Be Markers of A Chronic Illness?
Fatigue is among the earliest and common symptoms of an illness. In fact, most patients complain about fatigue at the time of hospital admission. Fatigue...
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Understanding Protease Inhibitor Cocktails: Deep Overview
Protease inhibitors and protease inhibitor cocktails are a useful reagent during protein research applications. In this article, we'll take a look at what protease inhibitors...
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Why Improving Readability is Essential to You and Your Research Manuscript
It’s Friday, 6:57 p.m. in the newsroom, and no one wants to be there. The atmosphere shifted from being as casual as happy hour to...
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Using Firefly's Light to Find a New Cure
Have you ever caught fireflies in the summer and watched as they crawl over your hands? It’s fascinating to watch them flashing their light in...
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A Quick Overview of Molecular Cloning
Molecular cloning allows us to study genes, modify genes, reintroduce modified genes into the natural host or into another host, or to overexpress a recombinant...
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How to Troubleshoot Restriction Enzyme Based Cloning Problems
Since the early 1970s, restriction enzymes have become an important part of cloning and many other applications, including DNA mapping. Restriction enzymes are enzymes that...
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15 Great Biological Discoveries that Revolutionized Life Science
In the long history of biology, there have been so many amazing discoveries! Advancements in the origins of life, the mechanisms of life, cures for...
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Introduction to Competent Cells
Cell competence refers to a cell’s ability to take up foreign (extracellular) DNA from its surrounding environment. The process of genetic uptake is referred to...
