Reconstruction, specification and photo of an apparatus for DNA sequencing

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2018.014.000

Titel

Reconstruction, specification and photo of an apparatus for DNA sequencing

Publik beskrivning

This apparatus is a reconstruction of an apparatus for DNA sequencing. In the late 1970s Gregory P. Winter went to Poland for a conference to raise awareness of new methods for mapping genes, DNA sequencing. At the conference, Soviet researchers told him how they prepared agarose gel, a gelatinous substance used in the sequencing. Inspired by what he learned, Winter developed a simple apparatus back home in Cambridge. However, those responsible for safety in the laboratory considered the apparatus dangerous and drew up specifications for a safer one. The photo shows an apparatus that no longer exists.

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Sir Gregory P. Winter

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