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Transformation is highly inefficient—only one in every 10,000 cells successfully incorporates the plasmid DNA. However, since a billion cells are used in a transformation experiment, only a few cells must take up the plasmid to achieve a positive outcome. We can use the data from our experiment to calculate the transformation efficiency!
Its a new season and the school year is well under way. To celebrate cooler weather and to combat those mid-semester blues, we're giving away a Cat. #500 EDGE™ Integrated Electrophoresis System to one lucky winner! The EDGE™ Integrated Electrophoresis…
The polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is a biotechnology technique where we create millions of copies of a specific DNA sequence in vitro. (For more about the basics of PCR, check out our past blog post. There is a lot…
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Photo by Dave Harwood on Pexels.com Science communication, or #scicomm, is the "practice of informing, educating, raising awareness of science-related topics, and increasing the sense of wonder about scientific discoveries and arguments." Scicomm can take many different forms that we…
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