In addition to a molecular biology facility on the 2nd floor of the LSB, there is a larger molecular biology core with ~1,000 sq. ft. of space located in the basement of the LSB. This facility is heavily used for various molecular biology research projects. The major instruments of this lab include an Alpha Innotech 5500 Chemi-imager gel documentation system; a Bio-Rad gene pulser; a dry-air floor model incubator; thermo cyclers; an Applied Biosystems 7300 real-time PCR; safety hoods; counter top centrifuges; electrophoresis assembly units; gel transfer systems; SDS-gel systems; a laser detection system; Bio-Rad Chemidoc and Versadoc gel documentation systems; a Bio-Rad Experion automated RNA, protein and DNA electrophoresis analysis system; and other smaller instruments to support individual research as well as classroom teaching.