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CRISPR and gene editing resources on tools, reagents, and more.

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Resources on DNA modification reagents, tools, and more.

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Enzyme Linked-Immunosorbent Assay

Resources on ELISA reagents, tools, and more.

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Protein Purification & Isolation

Resources on protein purification tools, reagents, and more.

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Biotinylation: Definition, Applications, Industry Uses
November 22, 2022
 
Protein Purification

Biotinylation: Definition, Applications, Industry Uses

Biotinylation: Overview Fusion tags are widely used in labs for the identification and isolation of recombinant proteins that are expressed in bacteria or other cells (such as E.coli, plants, or mamma...

Protein Purification
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RT-qPCR: Definition, Applications, & Industry Uses
November 22, 2022
 
PCR & DNA Amplification

RT-qPCR: Definition, Applications, & Industry Uses

RT-qPCR: Overview The development of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) brought Kary Mullis a Nobel prize in chemistry in 1992. The high-throughput technique has revolutionized research in molecular biol...

PCR & DNA Amplification
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How Does Streptavidin Work? Function, Structure, & Uses
October 10, 2022
 
Protein Purification

How Does Streptavidin Work? Function, Structure, & Uses

Streptavidin: Overview Streptavidin is a tetrameric protein isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces avidinii. It’s highly known for its lesser non-specific binding with the biotin (or Vitamin H) mole...

Protein Purification
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What Is Avidin: Overview, Application, & Industry Uses
October 10, 2022
 
Protein Purification

What Is Avidin: Overview, Application, & Industry Uses

Naturally occurring interactions have been a great tool in a spectrum of labs, ranging from biotechnology and applied physics to medicine and biochemistry to achieve countless scientific milestones. O...

Protein Purification
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Immunoprecipitation: Applications, Uses, & Types
October 10, 2022
 
Protein Purification

Immunoprecipitation: Applications, Uses, & Types

Immunoprecipitation is a small-scale affinity purification technique to enrich or isolate a protein from biological samples, such as tissue or cell lysate. It works on the principle of antigen-antibod...

Protein Purification
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What Are Protein A Magnetic Beads? Application & Overview
October 10, 2022
 
Protein Purification

What Are Protein A Magnetic Beads? Application & Overview

Application & Overview Protein A magnetic beads are an affinity matrix for the purification and isolation of antibodies or immunoglobulins. The beads are formed by covalently linking the truncated...

Protein Purification
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Ribonucleotide: Definition, Overview, & Applications
September 27, 2022
 
PCR & DNA Amplification

Ribonucleotide: Definition, Overview, & Applications

Ribonucleotide Overview Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids — one of the four essential groups of biomolecules among proteins, carbohydrates, and amino acids. The basic skeleton...

PCR & DNA Amplification
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Sulfurylase: Definition, Overview, & Applications
September 27, 2022
 
DNA Modification

Sulfurylase: Definition, Overview, & Applications

Sulfurylase: Overview Sulfurylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction forming pyrophosphate and adenylyl sulfate as products from ATP and sulfate substrates. The enzyme is also known as ...

DNA Modification
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FLAG Tag: Definition, Overview, & Applications
September 27, 2022
 
Protein Purification

FLAG Tag: Definition, Overview, & Applications

FLAG TAG: Overview The FLAG tag is a protein tag widely used in protein purification procedures for the high specificity and purity of target proteins. When high purity is required, it is commonly use...

Protein Purification
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Structure & Function of Argonaute Protein
September 27, 2022
 
Electrophoresis

Structure & Function of Argonaute Protein

Argonaut proteins are an essential component of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), responsible for RNA silencing — also known as RNA interference (RNAi). The protein name is derived from ...

Electrophoresis
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DNA Labeling: Overview & Applications
August 31, 2022
 
DNA Modification

DNA Labeling: Overview & Applications

DNA Labeling: Overview Nucleic acid labeling is one of the essential procedures in molecular biology labs to detect and purify nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Various labeling agents are available today...

DNA Modification
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cDNA Synthesis: Overview & Applications
August 31, 2022
 
PCR & DNA Amplification

cDNA Synthesis: Overview & Applications

cDNA Synthesis: Overview cDNA synthesis is a process of producing complementary DNA (cDNA) by reverse transcription. The process utilizes mRNA or miRNA as a template, reverse transcriptase enzyme, and...

PCR & DNA Amplification