DNA analysis

SOUTHERN BLOTTING TECHNIQUE

Southern blotting technique is a molecular biology technique in which deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is transferred from a gel matrix onto a nitrocellulose matrix or paper. Southern blotting technique was first described by Sir Edward M. Southern in 1975 as a molecular biology technique for identifying specific nucleotide sequence of a piece of DNA. It is […]

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FTA CARDS

The acronym FTA stands for “Flinders Technology Association”. FTA CARDS are chemically treated Whatman filter papers that are designed for the collection, preservation and shipment of biological samples including clinical and environmental samples for subsequent DNA and RNA analysis. FTA cards are cotton-based, cellulose paper containing chemicals that lyse cells or biological samples, denatures proteins,

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