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  • High-Resolution Separation of Nucleic Acid Fragments

    Wednesday, August 07, 2013
    Application Note
    Carola Schade
    The invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the early 1980s revolutionized molecular biology and molecular medicine. Since then, PCR has developed into a widely used technique for ... read more

  • The Role of Synthetic DNA in Big DNA and Genetics Research

    Friday, August 02, 2013
    Technical Article
    Dan Gibson Hans Packer
    Synthetic biology is defined as the de novo design and construction of biological devices and systems, and as such is heavily reliant on the use of synthetic DNA. The size and sequence of potential ... read more

  • Product Intelligence: Thermal Cyclers: Behind the Technology

    Friday, June 28, 2013
    Technical Article
    Caitlin Smith
    Also referred to as thermocyclers, DNA amplifiers, or PCR machines, thermal cyclers are a vital part of the molecular biology laboratory. Many choices of thermal cycler are available, and this article... read more

  • Putting the “More” in Morphology: Part 1

    Wednesday, April 10, 2013
    Technical Article
    Barbara Foster
    Segmentation, the ability to define the unique features in a region of interest, has always been the greatest challenge in image analysis and quantitation. A new suite of tools, available from ... read more

  • Light-Emitting Diodes: A New Solution for Fluorescence

    Saturday, October 01, 2011
    Technical Article
    Barbara Foster
    From the dramatic increase in new fluorophores to the proliferation of techniques like total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF), photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM), and stochastic... read more
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