Nucleic Acid Purification System, Warrington, England, 1989
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The ‘Genepure 341’ is a nucleic acid extractor. It was used within biotechnical research during the 1980s. It separates DNA from biological samples such as blood, cell cultures, viruses and plant tissues. The extraction process can be completed in four hours. The extractor can process up to eight samples simultaneously. Machines such as this were essential in biotechnology laboratories. They were used in the genetic modification of foods, animal cloning and genetic fingerprinting.
Object number:
1996-312
Related Themes and Topics
Glossary:
Glossary: DNA
DNA stores the information, or blueprints, of every cell and is located in the genes. It is made up of two strands which form a double helix that is linked by hydrogen bonds. It was first described in 1953 by Francis Crick and James Watson.
Glossary: chemical pathology
The branch of pathology that deals with the basis of diseases and measures substances in body fluids in order to aid diagnoses and treatment.
Glossary: biochemistry
The study of the chemical processes and substances which occur in living organisms.
Glossary: Acid Purification System
automates the purification of DNA from biological samples such as blood, sell cultures viruses and other tissues.