if the PCR machine is just to be used for standard sub-cloning (amplifying fragments from other plasmids, cloned cDNA etc.), I would go for the cheapest one I could find. I guess there are few crystallography projects were the first PCR step turned out to be the most difficult. For more sophisticated applications there are probably forums where more knowledgeable people reside (on PCR that is...) Mark
Quoting "Bernhard Rupp (Hofkristallrat a.D.)": > Dear All, > > I was polled for a recommendation for a good PCR instrument, > but I am not much of a molecular biology person - if someone could > please help and kindly send some recommendations to > > Eric W. Reinheimer <[email protected]> > > Best regards, BR > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Bernhard Rupp > 001 (925) 209-7429 > +43 (676) 571-0536 > [email protected] > [email protected] > http://www.ruppweb.org/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > No animals were hurt or killed during the > production of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Mark J van Raaij Laboratorio M-4 Dpto de Estructura de Macromoléculas Centro Nacional de Biotecnología - CSIC c/Darwin 3, Campus Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid tel. 91 585 4616 email: [email protected]
