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Effects of Thermal Cycler Well-To-Well Temperature Uniformity on PCR Results

Michelle Cayouette Jane Moores Jason Capodanno Michael Rahilly Stratagene produces consistent PCR results in every well. The RoboCycler systems uniquedesign uses thermal blo...

New Temperature Cycler Features Interchangeable Blocks

Michelle Cayouette Jane Moores Jason Capodanno Michael Steege Michael Rahilly Stratagene Infinitytemperature cycler, a new temperature cycler withinterchangeable blocks for...

Using Gradient PCR to determine the optimum annealing temperature.

Problems with the amplification of a specific DNA fragment using the PCR* are an everyday occurrence in the lab. For example, unspecific secondary bands may form after the PCR reaction, which hinder, or even prevent, further analyses (cycle sequencing, mutation detection, etc.) or an unequivocal assessment of the PCR r...

Rapid PCR* Using Active Tube Temperature Control On Thermo's PCR Machines

Solutions Note The time taken to complete a standard PCRprotocol is becoming increasingly important forresearchers today. Whilst many manufacturers ofthermal cyclers focus on pushing the limits of ramprates, in this article we highlight how Thermo's approach of focussing on ach...

Separation of 16S rRNA PCR Products From a Model Community Using Temporal Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis, Rev A

Menu B. Leddy, Biotechnology Research Department,Orange County Water District, 10500 Ellis Ave., Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Identification and characterization of bacterial species from membrane biofilms has been a microbiological challenge. A vast majority (>90%) of bacterial cells from membrane...

Temporal Temperature Gradient Electrophoresis: A Powerful Technique to Screen Mutations

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Paul Zoller, Theresa Redila-Flores, Dan Chu, andAsmita Patel, Ph.D. As the number of diseases and disorders linked to gene mutations grow, the need for scanning single-base mutations becomes ever more vital to extending understanding of disease-risk predictor mutations and their...

Cyclodextrin enhances room temperature phosphorescence

Cyclodextrin-enhanced room-temperature phosphorescence (CD-RTP) is an analytical technique that offers well-resolved spectra and subpicogram detection limits. When polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are included in cyclodextrin molecules in the presence of a heavy-atom moiety such as 1,2-dibromoethane, they exhibit intense, well-defined...

Elimination of phone tax tempered by paperwork

The good news is that a May 25 Uni...