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What if you could extract DNA in under thirty minutes with no magnetic beads, no silica columns and no harsh solvents?All current methodologies for extracting DNA are complex, time consuming and inv … read more

The simple answer is: None are.  Inserting any kind of plastic tube into liquid nitrogen, even those called "cryovial", carries the potential for explosion, as this report from UCLA  ma … read more

When Cary Mullis came up with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 1983, it might have been hard to imagine how ubiquitous this technique would become in research and clinical labs. PCR is … read more

It turns out that one of my favorite low-tech toys is actually a critical piece of equipment found in most every laboratory. The “Tornado in a Bottle,” a plastic sleeve connecting two water … read more