Workspace in the Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab
ELECTROPHORESIS AREA. There is plenty of space to run several gels at the same time.
VERITY PCR MACHINE. This is a good, end-point PCR machine with capacity for 96-well plates. The heating block has six separately controlable zones, so that one can run reactions under different thermal conditions simultaneously. This speeds up PCR optimization.
REFRIGERATED MINI-CENTRIFUGE, plate centrifuge and several tube spinners provide us with the capacity to address a variety of needs.
HEATING AND CENTRIFUGATION. On the right-hand bench, there is a microwave oven, a water bath, a high-speed centriguge for microtubes, a centrifuge for 96-well plates, and an Eppendorf thermomixer with four different blocks. These fit 0.5 ml, 1.5 ml, and 2.0 ml microtubes, plus another for 96-well PCR plates.
