What is Gel Shift Assay or EMSA?
EMSA stands for Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay often known as gel shift assay is a technique to study the nucleic acid and protein interaction. The present technique is used ‘in
Genetic Education
What is DNA footprinting?- Principle, Steps, Process and Applications
“DNA footprinting studies the DNA sequence protein interaction thereby transcriptional activities in vitro within or outside the cell.“ Transcription is a complex biological process whose final product is obviously a
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Genomic DNA Library- Preparation and Applications
A genomic library is a collection of clones/copies of smaller-sized genomic DNA fragments, used in various downstream applications. Do you know? The human genome size is ~3.2 billion base pairs.
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Differences between Genotyping vs Sequencing
Genotyping is a process of investigating a variant(s) present in an individual while sequencing is a process of investigating the whole sequence, gene or genome. Genotyping and sequencing are separate
CRISPR-Cpf1(Cas12a) Gene-Editing System- Explained
“Cpf1 previously known as CAS12a is a type of effector nuclease, used in the CRISPR system that uses only the (guided) crRNA for catalytic activity.” CRISPR is an integral part
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10 Reasons Why DNA is a Blueprint of Life?
“Universal nitrogenous bases & codon structure, heritability, mode of transmission, regulation and expression mechanism are several reasons that support the fact that, ‘why is the DNA a blueprint of life!’”