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Propidium Iodide (A rare derivative)

Category: DNA

Chemistry spans orders of magnitude in terms of polarity. Many of the organic guys who read this work on stuff that never would dissolve in water (which becomes something of a pain when you try and make that something into...

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Cobalt Hexamine (We call it cobalt, but it's actually orange)

Category: DNA

Most metal ions will coordinate some electron-rich species in solution - water is a common suspect. Many other things can be hung off of certain metals, however, and an entire field and fame and fortune are available to those who...

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Beaucage's Reagent (When you need some sulfur in your DNA, trust Beaucage)

Category: DNA

The phosphoramidite method of oligonucleotide synthesis has been invaluable. WIth a few reagents and an expensive machine, you can make any sequence of DNA or RNA. Purification can be a bit tricky, and it only gets worse as you get...

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