Colony-Picking Robots: Accelerating Synthetic Biology Research and Genetic Engineering
Synthetic biology, also known as syn-bio, has emerged as a groundbreaking field that combines biology, engineering, and computer science to create and improve organisms for
Principles of Plasmid Isolation
In the dynamic field of molecular biology, understanding the intricacies of plasmid DNA is crucial for both fundamental research and practical applications in genetic engineering,
The Technology Behind Colony Picking Robots
Colony picking is the most important aspect of identifying microorganisms for many applications. Used mainly to identify different bacteria, colonies are isolated for future analysis
How Colony Picking Robots Enhance Efficiency in High-throughput Research
Before advances in automation, samples had to be screened and tested by hand. Not only was this an inefficient way to process samples, the work
The Rise of Colony Picking Robots: Revolutionizing Laboratory Automation
Those who watch or read the news may be familiar with how many decades it took for the first genome sequencing projects to come to
5 Facts About Your Microbial Colony Picker
What is a microbial colony picker used for? This machine is used in the culturing of microbial samples in instances where researchers wish to select
What Bacterial Colonies Can Tell Us
When bacteria are cultured on solid media, it grows in formations called colonies. A bacterial colony is a cluster of cells derived from the same
What to Look for in a Colony Picking Robot
Colony picking refers to the selecting and inoculating of a single bacterial colony from a cultured sample on a plate. Colony picking is a pre-processing
Automating PCR Prep in Your Laboratory
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique used to amplify a specific DNA fragment, often starting with a small amount of template DNA, such as
Plasmid Isolation from DNA: Process & Challenges
DNA plasmid isolation is integral to biology as it’s used in many functions. This includes DNA sequencing, cloning, in vitro translation, gene therapy, blotting, and
