For The Love Of PCR
PCR, or the polymerase chain reaction, is used by molecular scientists to make loads of copies of a bit of DNA so that they can go and do a bunch of clever things to it. On the whole it's a pretty dry and mundane subject... or so you'd think. But think again my friends. Here's a song that might just change your minds. Get ready for Bio-Rad's PCR Song.
LYRICS - The PCR song by Bio-Rad
There was a time when to amplify DNA,
You had to grow tons and tons of tiny cells.
Then along came a guy named Dr. Kary Mullis,
Said you can amplify in vitro just as well.
Just mix your template with a buffer and some primers,
Nucleotides and polymerases, too.
Denaturing, annealing, and extending.
Well it’s amazing what heating and cooling and heating will do.
PCR, when you need to detect mutations.
PCR, when you need to recombine.
PCR, when you need to find out who the daddy is.
PCR, when you need to solve a crime.
(repeat chorus)
So there you have it - fun. Kind of.This was posted by Raychelle on our big, beautiful blog.
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