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Gel extraction -- what could be easier? Now we have quick and easy gel extraction kits, we no longer need to use time consuming old fashioned methods like electro-elution or "freeze and squeeze". Thank goodness. When Gel Extraction Goes Wrong But even the simplest of (read on...)
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NIH Requests Applications for $120 Million in Research Grants
A heads-up for Bitesize Bio readers: The U.S. National Institutes of Health last week issued Requests for Applications (RFAs) for approximately $120 million in grants to aid research on alcoholism, cancer biomarkers, fertility, mentoring, and pathogens relevant to (read on...)
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