Reverse Transcriptase & cDNA Overview & Applications
Reverse transcription is a technique used by researchers to generate a complementary strand of DNA (cDNA) from RNA. The technology is based on a retroviral...
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Agarose Gel FAQs
These are some of the top questions surrounding gel electrophoresis and agarose gels. Learn about how to reuse/remelt your gels, how to calculate concentration, what...
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How to Prepare Protein Samples for Western Blot
Western blotting is a very common and powerful technique often used worldwide to detect, characterize and quantify proteins. Although common, a Western blot is composed...
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Why Are Bradford Pear Trees Invasive?
Bradford, Chanticleer and other ornamental pear trees have got to go. While Chanticleer flowering Pear might have been tree of the year in 2005, cities...
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The Unseen Side of Plastic: Microplastics in Compost and Aquatic Systems
As I raked out fresh mulch into my garden bed last year admiring the rich cedar color that sculpted the area and highlighted brilliant flowers,...
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So Many DNA Polymerases, So Little Time
DNA polymerase is an important and necessary reagent used every day in thousands of molecular biology laboratories around the world. Aside from PCR, polymerases are...
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Protein Purification: Top Advantages of Magnetic Agarose Beads
A researcher’s ability to isolate and purify proteins is essential not only in protein characterization studies, but in biological research as a whole. Currently there...
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CRISPR: Discovery and Adaptation
You, a scientist, often begin an experiment by testing a theory with the hope of making a contribution. And, every once in a while, one...
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Breaking Through with CRISPR
Every so often, observation, creativity, collaboration and a little bit of luck lead to a scientific breakthrough with the potential of transforming whole scientific fields...
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The Top Scientific Discoveries and Breakthroughs of 2018
Often, on the eve of a new year, we feel the need to reflect upon our accomplishments and progress of the past year. As 2018...
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Publishing Failure in Science
I was sitting at a typical conference room table at a biomedical startup interviewing for an internship. Everything in the room felt sterile and unfamiliar...
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How Blue Jeans Became Blue
Blue jeans have an inseparable one-way word association, and what makes that so interesting is that blue jeans start out yellow – well, sort of....
