Applications & Consumables

In-depth articles covering the various methods and applications used in the life sciences and biotechnology to further scientific research and innovation.

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CRISPR & Genome Editing

Learn about the CRISPR/Cas9 system and the tools, consumables, and reagents enabling genome editing.

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DNA & Protein Electrophoresis

Learn about DNA electrophoresis and the tools, consumables, and reagents enabling this technique.

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DNA Modification & Enzymes

Learn about DNA modification and the tools, consumables, and reagents enabling this technique.

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Enzyme Linked-Immunosorbent Assay

Learn about ELISA and the tools, consumables, and reagents enabling this technique.

PCR equipment
PCR, qPCR, & DNA Amplification

Learn about PCR, DNA amplification, and the tools, consumables, and reagents enabling this technique.

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Protein Purification & Isolation

Learn about protein purification and isolation and the tools, consumables, and reagents enabling this technique.

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Western Blot Imaging

Learn more about the consumables and reagents used in Western blotting to perform protein analysis.

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Coomassie Blue Staining: Definition & Overview

Definition: Coomassie Blue Stains Coomassie Brilliant Blue is a family of dyes that are routinely used in labs for protein staining protocols, performed after SDS-PAGE or polyacrylamide gel electropho...

What Is Guide RNA (gRNA)? Definitions & Applications

What Is Guide RNA (gRNA)? Gene editing, also known as genome engineering, is a revolutionary technique that modifies DNA to treat disease and improve human health. Among such techniques is the C...

Plasmids: Definition, Types, & Applications

What Are Plasmids? Plasmids are small, circular, extrachromosomal, double-stranded DNA molecules, naturally found in bacterial species. However, their presence has also been found in some archaea and ...

DNase: Definition & Overview of Deoxyribonuclease

What Is DNase? Deoxyribonuclease (DNase) is a class of nuclease enzymes that cleaves the DNA molecule. It breaks the phosphodiester bond formed between two nucleotides of dsDNA or ssDNA, by cleaving e...

Deoxynucleotide Triphosphates (dNTP): Definition & Overview

What Is dNTP? Nucleoside triphosphate is a biomolecule involved in building nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Structurally, they contain nitrogenous bases bound to a ribose sugar and three phosphates. And,...

T4 Polynucleotide Kinase: Definition & Overview

Definition of T4 Polynucleotide Kinase Nucleic acids can be modified at the polynucleotide level through many enzymatic reactions. It includes methylation of both DNA and RNA, glycosylation of DNA, an...

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