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Image: Baby Blue - a prototype polymerase chain reaction (PCR), c 1986. (9663810586)

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Description: This machine automates the process of making large quantities of DNA from a tiny starting sample. Automation is central to huge research enterprises such as the Human Genome Project, which sequenced the 35,000 genes in human cells.
Title: Baby Blue - a prototype polymerase chain reaction (PCR), c 1986. (9663810586)
Credit: 'Baby Blue' - a prototype polymerase chain reaction (PCR), c 1986. Uploaded by Mrjohncummings
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