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purity

The condition of being pure. Specifically:

freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; as, the purity of water, of wine, of drugs, of metals.

Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt. The purity of a linen vesture. .

freedom from guilt or the defilement of sin; innocence; chastity; as, purity of heart or of life.

freedom from any sinister or improper motives or views.

freedom from foreign idioms, or from barbarous or improper words or phrases; as, purity of style.

Origin: OE. Purete, purte, OF. Purte, F. Purete, from L. Puritas, fr. Purus pure. See Pure.


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Re: Natural selection wrong due to transmission of harmful genes

... kinds (baramin) stick together by natural affinity toward one another. The creator puts this within them. This affinity works toward a genetic purity by "grouping" the baramin together--and why not if the creator is organized? Genesis 1 shows that in organizing the creation He separated ...

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by AFJ
Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:21 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection wrong due to transmission of harmful genes
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Methods for quantification and assessment for purity?

What are the ways DNA can be quantified and assessed for purity? We need to check the concentration of DNA and also its purity before running the PCR right? How do we do this? what methods are there to help us with this? I have found one so far which ...

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by marikas
Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:01 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Methods for quantification and assessment for purity?
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comparison CTAB method and commercial kit

This will be a trade-off depending on your needs. Kits generally offer good purity at the expense of yield. You will also need to factor in the number of samples for processing - kits can be handy for large sample sizes.

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by wbla3335
Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:17 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: comparison CTAB method and commercial kit
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comparison CTAB method and commercial kit

... the use of the CTAB. Does anybody know if there are other advantages beside the prize, such as the amount of DNA obtained or the DNA size or purity, to choose the CTAB method respect the kits? Thank you in advance for any suggestion Rossana

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by rsegreto
Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:20 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: comparison CTAB method and commercial kit
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Views: 411

Re:

... precipitate them and the remove by centrifugation. Even this doesn't guarantee 100% endotoxin-free product - something that even industrial high-purity systems cannot usually reach. This being said, I've understood that low levels of endotoxins are problematic only if you're planning to inject ...

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by Nate3000
Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:46 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Bacteriophages and Acne?
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