How To Make 0.5M EDTA pH 8.0
About EDTA solution
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) solution, at 0.5 M pH 8.0, is a commonly used solution utilised as a ligand and chelating agent. EDTA...
5 Vital Tips For Perfect RNA Extraction Using TRIzol
RNA extraction using TRIzol is one of the most common molecular biology techniques used in the lab. Compared to spin column methods, it requires...
How To Make TBE Buffer
About TBE buffer
TBE buffer, named so because of the three ingredients of Tris base, Boric acid and EDTA, is a solution commonly used as...
How Does Bisulfite Pyrosequencing Work?
What is bisulfite pyrosequencing?
Bisulfite, also referred to as bisulphite, pyrosequencing is a technique used to quantify DNA methylation levels on DNA at a single-base...
Load An Agarose Gel In Minutes With Parafilm
When you come to load an agarose gel with your DNA/PCR samples, you will first need to mix them with a loading buffer. The...
Guide To Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
If you are using DNA or doing PCR’s in your research, then you can guarantee you need to make up agarose gels at some...
8 Tips For Using The Nanodrop To Measure DNA/RNA
Personally, I believe the Nanodrop is one of the most important, underrated pieces of equipment in the lab. By using just 1 μL of...
What Percentage Agarose Is Required For Electrophoresis?
In this article, I will explain how an agarose gel works to separate nucleic acids during electrophoresis. Also, I will discuss how to select...
DNA Copy Number Online Calculator
Below is a calculator that can be used to estimate the number of copies of DNA, by simply entering the amount used and the...
How To Calculate DNA Copy Number For qPCR
In this article, I will show you how to calculate the DNA copy number for qPCR, by using the known amount and length of...