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I wasn't aware what a PCR machine does and the website assumes you already know! PCR is a technique that allows scientists to create a vast quantity of a specif
by WestCoastJustin 15y ago
I wasn't aware what a PCR machine does and the website assumes you already know! PCR is a technique that allows scientists to create a vast quantity of a specific sequence of DNA (via http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091226132510AA7WDvN http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091226132510AA...).
- m_for_monkey 15y agoThey have a nice interactive Flash demo which explains what PCR is and how to use the machine: http://openpcr.org/use-it/ http://openpcr.org/use-it/.
- bsenftner 15y agoThere ought to be some explainer on the home page. I was staring at the page thinking "...okay, and this thing is ???" The less curious will just leave. Perhaps you want that?
- djacobs 15y agoIt can do a lot more than that, but yeah that's definitely the first/primary job of a PCR machine.