The ability to accurately prepare a solution is one of the most basic, yet important, skills that a scientist should know. Scientists depend on precise solutions to ensure the success of their experiments, but it is easy for young students…
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Biotechnology Basics: SDS Polyacrylamide-Gel Electrophoresis
What is SDS-PAGE? SDS polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis, or SDS-PAGE, is a technique that is used to separate proteins according to their molecular weight. What do I need to separate proteins? In addition to your protein sample, you will need: Sodium Dodecyl…
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Five Viruses You Should Know
In the late 1800’s, scientists were working to characterize the means through which microbes caused disease. While certain diseases like cholera, tuberculosis and anthrax could be explained by the presence of specific bacteria, other diseases, like rabies, could not. As…
Biotech Basics: DNA Ligase – Building a Bridge with DNA
DNA ligase is one of the most important, but least celebrated, enzymes used in modern biotechnology. This enzyme plays a very important role in DNA replication and repair by acting like a “glue” that can connect different DNA fragments to…
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