What you always wanted to know about viruses

Considering that swine flu is here everywhere and many became interested in viruses, I compiled here a few videos that might give you an update about viruses, virology, vaccine production and how a vaccine acts. Feedback and questions are welcome at
balintblaszlo(at)labtutorials(dot)org
Regards,
Balint.
Where are the swine flu cases?
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PCR or the Polymerase Chain Reaction

When I first heard about the Polymerase Chain Reaction my first association was with the atomic bomb chain reaction. You know probably from your studies: the labile Uranium if receives a neutron it transformed to a stable Uranium isotope while several new neutrons are released. If these newly release neutrons meet novel labile Uranium atoms [...]

Green Fluorescent Protein or GFP

Green lights in the dark

When someone first shows up in our lab, the prime goal I set up for him or her is to make “green cells” - I mean to introduce a Green Fluorescent Protein into a mammalian cell culture. In order to be able to perform this one has to know [...]

Why Molecular Biology?

At the very end you might ask why is the life in a molecular biology lab so interesting?
We discussed about water, pipettes and we will go on with several topics, but at the very end there is a wonderful, miraculous world. Each cell in our body and each cell in any living organism works based [...]