DNA and RNA Isolation Techniques for Non-Experts

Dr. Akash Gautam is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Neural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Hyderabad. Dr. Gautam is currently serving as a section editor for the Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior (Springer Nature c. 2020).

1-Basic Idea About Nucleic Acids For Non-Experts.- 2-General Steps During Isolation Of DNA And RNA.- 3-Phenol-Chloroform DNA Isolation Method.- 4-RNA Isolation By The Guanidinium-Acid-Phenol Method.- 5-Spin Column-Based Isolation Of Nucleic Acid.- 6-Isolation Of Plasmid DNA By Alkaline Lysis.- 7-DNA Isolation By Hydrophilic Ionic Liquid Treatment.- 8-Lithium Chloride Based Isolation Of DNA And RNA.- 9-Isolation Of Bacteriophage DNA By Peg Method.- 10-DNA Isolation By Chelex Method.- 11-DNA Isolation By Lysozyme And Proteinase K.- 12-Salting-Out Method For Blood Samples.- 13-CTAB Or SDA Based Isolation Of Plant's DNA.- 14-DNA Extraction By Spooling Method.- 15-Magnetic Bead-Based Nucleic Acid Isolation.- 16-Density Gradient-Based Nucleic Acid Isolation.- 17-DNA Extraction From Agarose Gel Though Paper-Strips.- 18-Transformation Or Genetic Modification Of Cells/Organisms.- 19-Gene Cloning And Vectors.- 20-Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).- 21-Southern And Northern Blotting.- 22-Genome Mapping.- 23-Applications Of DNA Sequencing Technologies For Current Research.