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 our site.  Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:47 Starting the Transformation Process 1:41 Performing the Transformation 3:58 Incubation 4:31 Tips