Blotting is a powerful technique used in modern molecular biology. This technique is used to identify specific biomolecules present in a sample. There are several types of blotting techniques based on ...

The western blot may appear to be just another staple lab technique. However, there are some stories surrounding its invention that are definitely worth knowing. This might be news to some: scientists ...

The first blotting technique developed by Dr. Edwin Southern is called the Southern blot. This technique was subsequently modified so as to detect other target molecules. These techniques being ...

Western blotting remains a cornerstone method for the detection and quantification of proteins from complex biological samples. This technique has evolved from its early qualitative roots to a more ...

In the early 1970s, Edwin Southern, a young investigator with Peter Walker's group in Edinburgh (University of Edinburgh) was deeply immersed in the problem of characterizing the two 5S ribosomal RNA ...