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At a guesstimated total cost of £200. | At a guesstimated total cost of £200. | ||
Together with the equipment that we already have (thermal cycler) and are about to build (electrophoresis tank) this would give us the immediate means to do gene detection (we will design [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_(molecular_biology) primers] to extract particular genes.) E.g.: | |||
* Detection of genetic modifications (identify [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food GM food]) | * Detection of genetic modifications (identify [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food GM food]) | ||
* Detection of species ("lamb curry test": are you getting what you bought?) | * Detection of species ("lamb curry test": are you getting what you bought?) | ||
