Bacterial Transformations

Transformation is the process by which foreign DNA is introduced into a bacterial cell. In this video, we walk you through a standard plasmid transformation protocol and offer some tips and tricks to reduce transformation time and increase efficiency.

For the full written Bacterial Transformations protocol, visit:
https://www.addgene.org/protocols/bacterial-transformation/
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0:00 Intro
0:47 Starting the Transformation Process
1:41 Performing the Transformation
3:58 Incubation
4:31 Tips