Laboratory Techniques


General Class Resources:

Syllabus


Proposed Course Schedule

Beginning Lecture Material
Syllabus & about the class ✓
Safety ✓
Pipets & Micropipets ✓
Solutions & Mixing
pH meter calibration and use
Making pHed solutions
Make media - autoclave and plate pouring ✓
LB Media Recipe
Nice LB media web page
Culturing environmental bacteria
DNA isolation lecture
DNA quantitation lecture
Isolate environmental bacterial DNA
MoBIO Power Biofilm DNA Isolation kit Manual
MoBIO Power Lyzer Ultra Clean Microbial DNA Isolation kit Manual
PCR
PCR & primers lecture
Run PCR
PCR electrophoresis
Plasmids
Making plates with antibiotic
Culturing bacteria from stock
Plasmids lecture
Restriction enzymes lecture
DNA staining lecture
Isolate plasmids
Cut plasmids
Pouring agarose gels
Electrophorses plasmids
Tick 'gathering' in October
DNA isolation
PCR

Laboratory Resources:
Solution Calculations Practice
Solution Calculations Practice Answers
Tissue Culture Container Areas
Tissue Culture Passaging Procedure
Company Links:
New Englend BioLabs
Promega
Bio-Rad
Fisher Scientific
Databases:
Genbank
PubMed
EzTaxon
Primer Tm Calculators:
Promega
NEB
Online PCR Primer Designs
OligoPerfect Designer
Primer-BLAST
Primer3Plus
Additional Online Resources
Centrifuge Rotor Speed Calculator
Tissue Culture Info
Fun Video Links:
Gangnam Style Biology
Protein Purification Blues

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