Southern blot
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Southern blot is a method used for detection and quantification of a specific DNA sequence in DNA samples. This method is used in molecular biology. Briefly, purified DNA from a biological sample is d
Agarose gel
Tray with a stack consisting top down of a weight, paper towels, membrane of nitrocellulose or nylon, gel, salt solution and a slab of glass.
Southern blot membrane after hybridization and rinsing.
Southern blot agarose gel under ultraviolet illumination.
Western blot
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The Western blot, or Western blotting, is a widely used analytical technique in molecular biology and immunogenetics to detect specific proteins in a sample of tissue homogenate or extract, and to vis
Southern blot
…by probe hybridization. The method is named after the British biologist Edwin Southern, who first published it in 1975. Other blotting methods (i.e., western blot, northern blot, eastern blot, southwestern blot) that employ similar principles, but using RNA or protein, have later been named for compass directions…
Western blot workflow
Western blot HIV test where the first two strips are negative and positive controls followed by actual tests
From gel to publication