Lecture - Molecular techniques (proteins)

In this lecture we had a snapshot of what could easily be a whole course just on molecular techniques. We focused on protein analysis techniques:

• Purification (column chromatography)
• Separation (SDS PAGE and two-dimensional electrophoresis)
• Detection (western blotting)
• Predicting function (using bioinformatic tools)

We also introduced the basics of techniques focused on nucleic acids, including a discussion of the constantly decreasing cost of sequencing complete genomes.

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