Review: Can phages have a third life cycle? September 23, 2021 Have you ever heard of bacteriophages (phages)? If yes, then what about Pseudolysogeny? The two words are in one way or the other interconnected…
Which kind of lab is supposed to handle bacteriophages? June 17, 2021 Bacteriophages are viruses that affect bacteria and not plants, humans,s or any other mammals; due to their specificity, it poses no harm to other…
Problems of electron microscopy (TEM) for bacteriophages June 9, 2021 Transmission electron microscopy history Transmission electron microscope Electron microscopy has always had problems with imaging and interpretation, but the rise of digital electron microscopy…
How to make an outstanding media (agar) plate June 5, 2021 Whether they contain TSA, MHA, LB, M9, or any other medium, making agar plates is a simple procedure. But there are a few finer…
preparation of Gelatin solution, 2% March 8, 2021 Gelatin solution, 2% To prepare a 2% (w/v) solution: Add 2 g of gelatin to a total volume of 100 ml of H2O and…
Preparation of Tris-Cl March 8, 2021 Tris base HCl To prepare a 1 M solution, dissolve 121.1 g of Tris base in 800 mL of H2O. Adjust the pH…
Preparation of SM Buffer without gelatin March 8, 2021 SM buffer is primarily used in biology laboratories and, like any other buffer, its primary function is to stabilize the pH. It can withstand…