I'm looking for good free software tools for doing basic molecular biology work - sequence alignments, DNA-protein translation, restriction mapping, and PCR primer design. Got any recommendations? [more inside]
posted by pombe on Apr 5, 2012 - 8 answers

Molecular Biology / PCR Gel Electrophoresis Help? Help in elucidation of source of spurious banding? [more inside]
posted by Benzle on Feb 24, 2012 - 8 answers

Can anyone recommend a compact benchtop centrifuge that accepts 96-well plates? [more inside]
posted by Lord Force Crater on Jun 14, 2010 - 3 answers

Calling all biologists - I've amplified a 700 bp region of cDNA for the gene PGI and now am trying to amplify this region using genomic DNA. Way more detail inside... [more inside]
posted by a22lamia on Apr 5, 2006 - 25 answers

Is it a good idea at the moment to have a viral PCR test for HIV 10 days after being exposed to risk? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 1, 2006 - 15 answers