| abstract |
An apparatus for automatically performing a polymerase chain reaction with a controller in at least one sample tube containing a predetermined amount of a liquid sample mixture is provided. An automatic execution device with a controller for polymerase chain reaction in at least one sample tube containing a predetermined amount of a liquid sample mixture, comprising: a) at least one well for the at least one sample tube A sample block, b) a computer with means for determining the temperature of the liquid sample mixture as a function of the temperature of the sample block over time, c) controlled by the computer to change the temperature of the sample block An apparatus comprising heating and cooling means, and d) a block temperature sensor that is thermally connected to the sample block and sends the temperature of the sample block over the predetermined time to the computer. [Selection figure] None |