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Bacterial Gene Manipulation by Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT)
Genetic manipulation of bacteria, or “genetically engineering” bacteria, involves deletion of its ge...
Molecular Cloning: A Detailed Introduction
Molecular cloning is a primary procedure in contemporary biosciences. This involves introducing a sp...
What is Plant Genetic Transformation?
Plant genetic transformation (PGT) is a process where DNA is introduced into plant cells, tissues, o...
Choosing Between TAE buffer and TBE Buffer for Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
In molecular biology, agarose gel electrophoresis is a common method used for many applications, suc...
The Easiest-to-Understand Overview of Protein Expression
Protein expression in Escherichia coli is one of the most powerful techniques in life sciences. The...
How to Detect Cell Culture Contamination
During tissue culture work, finding unwanted contaminated culture flasks can create many issues, inc...
Ultimate Guide to Cresol Red: What it is, what it’s for, how to use it
Cresol red is a triarylmethane dye and it can be used as an alternative loading dye for gel electrop...
Overview of T4 DNA Ligase: What it is, how it works, reactions, and more
T4 DNA ligase is an enzyme that fixes broken DNA and seals it – similar to super glue. This particul...
An Introduction to Isothermal Amplification
What is Isothermal Amplification In molecular biology, when it comes to copying nucleic acid sequenc...