Plants

Many of our instruments can be used in the study of Plants. Below are listed some of the uses of our facility in the study of Plants.

Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometry can be used to study plant genome size by comparing unknowns with controls of a known genome size. Below is an example of a genome comparison. The second sample has a genome size that is a bit more than twice the size of the first.

BD FACS Canto Flow Cytometer Page

Microscopy

The Zeiss Axioskop can be used to view stained plant cells, as well as fluorescence and phase contrast.

Microscopy - Brightfield/Phase Page

Microscopy - Fluorescence Imaging Page

Zeiss Axioskop Page

Imaging

Our Imagers may be used to view an Ethidium Bromide Gel, or some other blot with Plant DNA, RNA, or Proteins.

Bio-Rad Fluor-S MultiImager Page

Bio-Rad FX Imager Page

Spectrophotometry

Our Nanodrop Spectrophometer can be used to measure concentration and purity of 1 µm samples of DNA or RNA.

Nanodrop ND-1000 Spectrophometer Page

Spectrophotometry Page

Centrifugation

Our Centrifuges can be used to pellet DNA.

Centrifugation - DNA, Proteins, and Viruses Page

Centrifugation - for Cells(Prokaryotes or Eukaryotes) Page

Sorvall Highspeed Centrifuge Page