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Prototype polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine
- Made:
- 1980-1989 in Europe and United States
![Prototype polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine, unsigned](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/59/445/small_thumbnail_1993_0339.jpg)
![Prototype polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/711/small_thumbnail_1993_0339__0003_.jpg)
![Prototype polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/710/small_thumbnail_1993_0339__0002_.jpg)
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Prototype polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine, unsigned, American, 1980-1989. This was the first model in which the software cycling controller is integrated with the thermal cycling block in a single instrument.
Prototype PCR, the first model in which the software cycling controller is integrated with the thermal cycling block in a single instrument, c.1986
Details
- Category:
- Biochemistry
- Object Number:
- 1993-339
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), enamel, steel (metal), plastic (unidentified), electrical components and copper (alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall: 230 mm x 330 mm x 475 mm, 14.7 kg
- type:
- prototype - object genre
- credit:
- Roche Molecular Systems Inc.