PCR And Its Use
Often times, scientists only have a small amount of DNA to deal with when doing genetic research or studies. In these situations, scientists can do one of several things. One is to just try to work with it anyway, but this is nearly impossible (depending on how much there is). Ther are a couple other processes they can use, or they can use PCR. PCR is one of the more complicated, but reliable ways to do tests on DNA when they only have a small amount to begin with. PCR, or Polymearse Chain Reaction, is the scientific process used by genetic scientists to clone DNA.
"A 'rapid diagnostic' technique used in the clinical microbiology lab to detect pathogens. It relies upon amplification technology utilizingthe heat stable DNA polymerase from a thermophilic organism." (from http://www.genes.com/pcr/pcrinfo.html) Dr. K.Mullis recently received the Nobel prize for inventing the technique.
This is how they go about doing this: They first get their small DNA sample.
Then they mix all the chemicals (this includes the primer, etc). Then they have to run it through the PCR machine. Here is a (rather detailed) description of the process: "The cycling protocol consisted of 25-30 cycles of three- temperatures: strand denaturation at 95degC, primer annealing at 55degC, and primer extension at 72deg C, typically 30 seconds, 30 seconds, and 60 seconds for the DNA Thermal Cycler and 4 seconds, 10 seconds, and 60 seconds for the
Thermal Cycler 9600, respectively."
Basically, that means that they set it to certain temperatures, then put it in different cyles for different amounts of time. PCR machines can be compared with washing machines. There are the different temperatures (here for example, there is 72degC, where in the washing machine you would set it to cold/cold respectively. For it to properly replicate, we must know how to match each of the following:
A T G A T A T G G C A G C A A C G A C C A T A
the match would be
T A C T A T A C C G T C C T T G C T G T A T
The whole process is pretty much summed up like this: They heat up the DNA to let the enzymes break it down (or 'unzip' its bonds). Then add specific amounts of the primer (relative to the amount of DNA you have. Then you add the enzyme to sets of 4 nuclotides that will go through the genetic sequence of nucleotides and hook up the matching nucleotide (A goes to T and G to C etc).
their mRNA pools. Currently, the most important technique for the accurate quantitation of gene expression is the fluorescent quantitative real-time RT-PCR (Muller et al., 2002a). Reverse transcription (RT) followed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the technique of choice to analyze mRNA expression derived from various sources. Real-time RT-PCR is highly sensitive and allows quantification of rare transcripts and small changes in gene expression. It is easy to perform, provide the necessary
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samples such as blood, hair, or semen that are left at a crime scene. This new technology has opened many doors to new methods and techniques in forensic genetics. Using techniques such as PCR and STR, analysts are able to create DNA profiles and easily compare
The polymerase chain reaction or PCR for short can be used to create many copies of DNA. This allows the DNA to then be visualized using a dye like ethidium bromide after gel electrophoresis. The process has been refined over the years, however the basic steps are similar. The first is to denature dsDNA through heating to ~96 °C. This separates the two strands of DNA. The exact temperature to be used can be calculated with Tm = 4oC x (no. of G & C) + 2oC x (no. of A & T). Tm is the melting point
highly technical, therefore is limited to laboratory settings. To implement risk management techniques, candidates from sequencing relating to a high risk of fecal contamination will need to be analyzed through other methods. Quantitative real-time PCR is an attractive application for this as it allows for 96 different reactions to be completed simultaneously within a few hours. If high risk microbial candidates can be identified and established, future work would focus on implementing alternative
triphosphates. There are three steps in the PCR reaction denaturation, hybridization and DNA synthesis. During these steps the DNA is separated or denatured into two strands, hybridized, where the two single strands are complimentary paired to the respective primers, and then the DNA is synthesized with Taq DNA. This is considered one cycle, and it can commonly take 50 cycles to amplify enough DNA to be used. When the PCR is completed a gel electrophoresis is run. The PCR product is put in a specially formed
anyone else in the world will have the same pattern. Only a small sample of cells is required to preform a successful DNA fingerprint. The root of a hair, a single drop of blood, or a few skin cells is enough for DNA testing. DNA fingerprinting has many uses, some of which include crime scene investigations and paternity cases. A British geneticist, Sir Alec Jefferys, is credited with developing the technique of DNA fingerprinting on September 10, 1984. Alec Jefferys was attending Leicester University
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be used in PCR reactions. The final part was analyzing the PCR reactions on agarose DNA gel electrophoresis. Materials and methods: Part 1 - Bioluminescence Materials: • sharpie • 37 oC water bath • Ice • Sterile transfer pipette • Foam tube rack • Transformation solution
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biology process can be used to perform arithmetic and logic operation and encoded information in DNA strands. DNA computing primarily uses DNA analogs and RNA for computational purposes. DNA computing employs a biomolecule manipulation to solve computational problems, and exploring a natural process as computational models. The idea is to encode data in DNA strands and use tools to solve a difficult computational problems. First DNA Computation The first DNA computing that has ever been created was