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Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Biotechnology

Mastering Micropipettes: A Guide to Precise Liquid Handling in Laboratories.

Micropipette A laboratory instrument used to measure, dispense, and transfer very small amounts of liquid. Micropipettes are commonly used laboratory tools used for accurately measuring and transferring...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Biotechnology

How to Prepare and Run Agarose Gel Electrophoresis for Molecular Biology Analysis

agarose gel a jelly-like slab used to separate molecules on the basis of molecular weight Agarose gel is a type of gel that is commonly used in...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Biotechnology

Understanding DNA Ladders for Accurate Sizing of DNA Fragments in Gel Electrophoresis.

DNA ladder set of known DNA fragments with different sizes in; these DNA fragments are separated and visualized as DNA bands on a gel. used to determine...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Biotechnology

A Step-by-Step Guide to Gel Extraction for High-Quality DNA/RNA Recovery

gel extraction / gel isolation technique used to recover nucleic acid fragments of interest from an agarose gel Gel extraction or gel isolation is a technique used...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Biotechnology

An Overview of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) – A Molecular Biology Technique for DNA Amplification

polymerase chain reaction (PCR) A technique for amplifying (copying) DNA in vitro by incubating with special primers, DNA polymerase molecules, and nucleotides. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Biotechnology

Maximizing PCR Efficiency: The Significance of a Thermocycler in Molecular Biology Research

thermocycler Machine that rapidly changes DNA sample temperatures A thermocycler is an instrument used in molecular biology to amplify a specific DNA sequence through the polymerase chain...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Biotechnology

Discover the Benefits and Limitations of Taq Polymerase in PCR Reactions

Taq polymerase A heat-stable form of DNA polymerase extracted from bacteria that live in hot environments, such as hot springs, that is used during PCR technique Taq...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Biotechnology

Understanding the Basics of dNTPs: Essential Building Blocks for DNA Replication and Synthesis

dNTPs (deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates) spare nucleotides the polymerase uses to build the DNA sequence copies dNTPs (deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates) are building blocks of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules. They are...