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...basis of the Surveyor assay is that Surveyor nuclease cleaves double stranded DNA (dsDNA) at basepair mismatches...mismatches at the site of the edit. Using Surveyor nuclease followed by gel electrophoresis, these mismatches...mismatches are indicated by the presence of DNA cleavage products. The appearance of the 428 bp band indicates...I designed (listed above) worked well and I got clear bands using the conditions above. 2. Design your...product, you would still be able to identify the cleavage product. 3. The Surveyor kit had a lot of good...Before digesting the DNA duplexes with Surveyor nuclease, save some of the duplex and run it as an undigested...

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...while the alcohol used in the staining process bleached another, Klebsiella pneumoniae. After realizing...safranin, as a counterstain to help visualize the bleached bacteria. The chemistry behind Gram’s crystal ...drop by drop onto the smear until the alcohol runs clear and immediately rinse. Flood the smear with the ...Rinse the slide in tap water until the runoff is clear, blot gently to dry, and then view under an oil ...peptidoglycan membrane is unable to retain the stain, leading to its decolorization. In contrast, counterstain...visualizing differentiations between bacteria, leading to safer medicine and more successful experiments...

...game that would force my students to use concepts learned from previous lectures, articles and books. A game...board with them. My impression was that they had clearer ideas about gene therapy in the following lessons...perhaps the ideas spurred by this “gamification” will lead to new cures for disease someday! Accessing and ...modify BUILD YOUR PLASMID or generate games like it, please freely share your projects with us! This exchange...want to receive our modifiable powerpoint file, please feel free to contact us at: [email protected] tools for teaching developmental biology Learn how BioBuilder can help teach students about Synthetic...

...Avoid star activity. Some endonucleases (for example BamHI) are capable of cleaving sequences which are similar...cloned the plasmid yourself or obtained it from a colleague down the hall, it is always a good idea to take...incubating your DNA with restriction enzymes which cleave the DNA molecules at specific sites and 2) running...manufacturers make High Fidelity versions of the endonucleases and/or supply custom buffers as means to avoid...is not just necessary but also an easy process. Please vist Addgene's resource for plasmid verification...