In these days of routine, high throughput, analysis of DNA in particular, the use of video documentation has become increasingly important.
Whatever the sample or method of visualisation, it is often desirable to keep a record of the analysis for future reference and/or analysis.
This can be achieved with instant photography to produce a hard copy print of the illuminated gel and its visible bands.
However, this method has been increasingly superseded by video documentation, which has two clear advantages: Unlike with instant photography, a live video preview of the gel image can be seen prior to image capture.
The captured image can be saved as a computer file, which can be easily archived, printed when necessary and analysed, using suitable software.
Both of these advantages can increase the efficiency of many research and analytical laboratories and so the design of a gel documentation system should reflect not only the type of user and application, but also the number of users and the environment in which it is situated.
Progen Scientific says it has built an impressive range of high quality gel documentation systems supplied from excellent suppliers with the latest supplied by Uvitec whose range includes systems incorporating different levels of simplicity, portability, safety and robustness.
