why isolate plasmid dna
If you want to isolate plasmid DNA, you crack your cells open and carry out a miniprep, trying very hard not to get any contaminating genomic DNA in your sample.If you want genomic DNA, you crack your cells open in a different way and try to isolate as much of the stuff as possible.f you want to isolate plasmid DNA, you crack your cells open and carry out a miniprep, trying very hard not to get any contaminating genomic DNA in your sample.