Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (a.k.a qPCR) is the way of detecting the amount of product obtained in the Polymerase Chain Reaction. Detecting the presence and measuring the amount of mRNA transcript in a particular part of an organism at a particular time is one of its best applications known as expression profiling of genes. … [Read more...]
Different Genetic Markers used in Forensic Sciences
The knowledge of DNA has equipped the forensic or crime scene science with more precise and accurate techniques to find out the criminal among the suspects using the crime scene evidence. Molecular forensics revolutionised when an English scientist found a new type of genetic markers in the human genome. These are the 10-100 bp long sequences that are repeated. The sequence is … [Read more...]
Engineering Plant to Meet Global Food and Bioenergy Demand
The increasing burden of global food and bioenergy demand on shrinking agricultural lands requires attention. Famines and energy shortfall is inevitable due to the population growth. Bioeconomy also requires more lands and agricultural productivity. … [Read more...]
C3, C4 and CAM Photosynthesis [Difference Explained]
Different plants absorb and metabolize the carbon during photosynthesis via different mechanisms. Botanists classify plants into three groups: C3, C4 and CAM Plants. All these plants perform the same basic mechanism of converting atmospheric Carbon Dioxide into the sugars. The mechanism involved includes variation in the Calvin Cycle. … [Read more...]
How to Get Better PCR Results (6 Pro Tips)
Are you struggling to get better PCR Results? You are not alone. Almost every early researcher working with DNA Amplification suffers something similar. … [Read more...]
Free Online Tools to Access Public Health and Demographic Data
It's always been a trouble for me to collect data region-wise data on different health indicators such as diseases during my assignments, presentations and research papers. Boring statistical tables containing a lot of confusing figures is the thing I hated most. What I needed was a tool that shows real-time data accessing from different Public health data sources and compiling … [Read more...]
Draw Schematic Plasmids using PowerPoint
PowerPoint is a nice friend of every biotechnologist when it comes to presenting complex work to audiences. You may come across the Plasmids especially when you are working in Microbial Genetics or Recombinant DNA Technology. Presenting the schematic diagram of your plasmid without copy pasting from Google can be a nightmare for you. Let's make it easy for you and learn … [Read more...]