The following companies are among those supplying PCR-related products for the research laboratory. J.T. Baker Inc. 222 Red School La. Phillipsburg, N.J. 08865 (800) 582-2537 Fax: (908) 859-9318 Product: MDE heteroduplex starter kit, $250 Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. 3300 Regatta Blvd. Richmond, Calif. 94804 (800) 4BIO-RAD Fax: (415) 232-4257 Product: InstaGene DNA Purification Matrix, $30 National Biosciences Inc. 3650 Annapolis La. Plymouth, Minn. 55447 (800) 747-4362 Fax: (800) 369-5118 Product: Oligo ver. 4.1 for PC, 4.0 for Mac; call for prices Perkin-Elmer Corp. 761 Main Ave. Norwalk, Conn. 06859-0310 (800) 762-4000 Fax: (203) 761-5424 Product: QPCR System 5000, $30,000 Stratagene Corp. 11099 N. Torrey Pines Rd. La Jolla, Calif. 92037 (800) 424-5444 Fax: (619) 535-0034 Products: A variety of poly- merases and ligases from organisms other than those patented by Hoffmann-La Roche Driving the ever-expanding applications are advances in PCR technology itself and in the tools that support it. Key to ...
Innovations Expand Lab Power, Uses Of PCR Technique
The gene amplification technique invented by genetics researcher Kary Mullis on a moonlit drive through the northern California hills a decade ago--the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-- continues to revolutionize the life sciences. Uses in molecular biology research and in diagnostic tests are proliferating, and PCR is even bringing a new molecular approach to such fields as paleontology and epidemiology. The following companies are among those supplying PCR-related products for the resear
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