sds-gel-review
Review SDS-PAGE or protein purification gel images using DNA sequence, protein sequence, base-pair length, expected protein size, and lane labels. Use when the user wants to judge whether a gel ran well, whether the main band matches the expected product, or whether there may be impurities, degradation, aggregation, or low expression.
npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill sds-gel-review --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# SDS-Gel Review Use this skill when the user provides a gel image plus any of: - DNA sequence - protein sequence - coding sequence length in bp - expected protein size in kDa - tag, construct, host, purification step, or lane labels This is an interpretation skill, not a definitive assay. Distinguish what is directly observed from what is inferred. ## Main goal Given a gel image and partial sequence/context, produce a practical lab-style judgment: - did the gel run cleanly or poorly - is there a plausible main band - does the main band roughly match the expected target - are there obvious impurities, degradation, smearing, or aggregation - what extra information would most improve confidence ## Inputs to request or infer Collect as many of these as possible before judging: - gel image - whether the image is SDS-PAGE, western blot, or native gel - DNA sequence or protein sequence - if only bp is given, whether it is coding sequence length - expected protein name - expected molecular weight in kDa - expression host - tag or fusion partner - purification step or lane meaning - whether reducing conditions were used - whether a ladder is visible If some are missing, continue with a low
- Main goal
- Inputs to request or infer
- How to reason
- 1. Normalize the sequence information
- 2. Read the gel image conservatively
- 3. Compare expectation vs observation
- 4. Explain confidence
- Important guardrails
- Output format
- Overall judgment
- What I can directly see
- Expected size estimate
- Does the observed band roughly match?
- Main concerns
What does the sds-gel-review skill do?
Review SDS-PAGE or protein purification gel images using DNA sequence, protein sequence, base-pair length, expected protein size, and lane labels. Use when the user wants to judge whether a gel ran well, whether the main band matches the expected product, or whether there may be impurities, degradation, aggregation, or low expression.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill sds-gel-review --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills, a repository with 135 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.