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New Cassettes Use Internal Standards

We’ve just released new dye-free cassettes for the BluePippin and Pippin Prep that use dye-labeled DNA markers* as internal standards, instead of typical external marker set. In the new product, the labeled markers will come premixed wi th the Ficoll … more »

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“Overflow Detection” definition on the Pippin Prep to be eliminated

| | Pippin Prep users are likely familiar with our “overflow detection” cassette definitions that are found in the “Cassette Type” drop down menu of the Protocol Editor. We use these definitions because Pippin cassettes exhibit a phenomenon where the … more »

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ChIP-Seq sample prep tip – Interpreting the apparent presence of a secondary band in size-selected DNA

ChIP-Seq analysis is used to study the control of gene expression by identifying DNA regions that are associated  with chromatin at the time of cellular analysis. The ChIP-Seq procedure typically involves cross-linking DNA to the associated chromatin proteins, sonication to … more »

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