This page discusses gel blotting, a method to visualize specific macromolecules such as proteins and DNA/RNA through electrophoresis and transfer onto a nitrocellulose filter. The Southern Blot, creat...This page discusses gel blotting, a method to visualize specific macromolecules such as proteins and DNA/RNA through electrophoresis and transfer onto a nitrocellulose filter. The Southern Blot, created by E. M. Southern, identifies DNA fragments using radiolabeled probes. Analogous techniques for RNA and proteins are known as Northern and Western blots, employing similar procedures for detection.
