Methods and protocols Following are protocols and methods used in the SynBioLab. There are tweaks and updates that worked in these protocols mentioned here. Methods and Protocols DNA extraction from Mycobacterium tuberculosis EMSA - Electrophoretic mobility shift assay Preparing chemically competent E. coli DNA Extraction from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Preparing electrocompetent E. coli Useful links Calculating melting temperature of oligos – http://biotools.nubic.northwestern.edu/OligoCalc.html