Science Learning Hub logo
TopicsConceptsCitizen scienceTeacher PLDGlossary
Sign in
Image

Scientist with a PCR machine

Scientist with a PCR machine in a lab.

Connie Gilfillan, a PhD student in the Malaghan Institute Immune Cell Biology Programme, uses a PCR machine in her PhD Project 'The role of antigen presenting cell (APC) populations in tumour progression and immunotherapy'.

Glossary

Rights: The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
Published: 15 June 2017Size: 149.62 KB
Referencing Hub media

Explore related content

Appears inRelated resources
What is PCR?

Article

What is PCR?

PCR is shorthand for a simple but very useful procedure in molecular biology called the polymerase chain reaction. It is ...

Read more
Dr Joanna Kirman

Article

Dr Joanna Kirman

Position: Associate Professor, Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Otago. Former Group Leader, Malaghan Institute ...

Read more
How does PCR work?

Activity

How does PCR work?

In this activity, students are asked to view a video and conduct their own research in order to develop an ...

Read more
Using PCR in medicine

Article

Using PCR in medicine

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is used to make millions of copies of a target piece of DNA. It is ...

Read more

See our newsletters here.

NewsEventsAboutContact usPrivacyCopyrightHelp

The Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao is funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Science in Society Initiative.

Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao © 2007-2025 The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato