February 04, 2016 at 02:31AM

Today I Learned: 1) Big news! http://ift.tt/1VOYCLF 2) Something to speed up PCR linearizations, or really any amplification you have to check on a gel -- start DNA purification while the gel runs, before you know what needs to be purified and what doesn't. It'll cost more, because you end up prepping some samples that didn't turn out anyway, but it saves some time. I'm pretty sure I knew this at one point (iGEM, can you confirm?), but I learned it anew today. 3) Hexane is a surprisingly cheap solvent. It also comes in a LOT of purities: http://ift.tt/1JZCX2F