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Blast

1. (Science: biology, suffix) a suffix or terminal formative, used principally in biological terms, and signifying growth or formation. An immature precursor cell of the type indicated by the preceding word, for example; bioblast, epiblast, mesoblast, etc.

2. A violent gust of wind. A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.

3. The terms hot blast and cold blast are employed to designate whether the current is heated or not heated before entering the furnace. A blast furnace is said to be in blast while it is in operation, and out of blast when not in use.

4. (Science: veterinary) a flatulent disease of sheep.

See: blast cell, blastema.

Origin: g. Blastos, germ


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Primer problem

Hi I designed a specific primers and blast it to amplify my gene. this primer amplifies a gDNA of the gene. I used dreamtaq kit and its protocol but unfortunately the expected product (2054 bp) was not there and what I got is several bands ...

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by roniadam
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?{REGENERATION}? Is it possible ???!!

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primer design - please help

you could blast it and find out what the dna sequence for it is, assuming you want to amplify it directly from a person. In any way, you do need the dna sequence

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by MrMistery
Tue May 05, 2009 11:59 pm
 
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What are today's bioinformatic bottlenecks?

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Re: Intelligent Design?

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