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...d that 15 per cent of the land area was degraded, but this was a map of perceptions, rather than measurement of land degradation. The new study by bai et al. measures global land degradation based on a clearly defined and consistent method using remotely sensed imagery. The results are startling. The...Wild Gorillas Handy with a Stick
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...ecificity for difficult amplifications Optimizing pfuturbo DNA Polymerase Amplification Reactions with Perfect Match PCR Enhancer Frances bai Holly Hogrefe Stratagene Certain PCR amplification systems produce multiple product bands or products of the wrong size due to nonspecific p...High-Fidelity PCR with a Novel Polymerase Mixture
... New polymerase mixture, TaqPlus Precision PCR system, developed for highfidelity PCR Kirk B. Nielson * Janice Cline * Frances bai * Daniel McMullan * Barbara McGowan * Holly Hogrefe Stratagene Cloning Systems, Inc. Stratagene announces the addition of the TaqPlus Pre...Greater Amplification Specificity with New Hot Start PCR Enzyme
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...es pfuturbo DNA polymerase is the superior choice for robust high-fidelity PCR amplification Holly Hogrefe Frances bai Janice Cline Stratagene In this update, we compare the PCR performances of pfuturbo DNA polymerase * , and Taq DNA polymerase. PCR prod...Novel PCR Enhancing Factor Improves Performance of Pfu DNA Polymerase
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