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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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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 ...

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