Requirements placed on samples to be processed continue to grow. In both academic settings and industry, automation solutions are becoming more and more important. The purification of genomic DNA ...

Researchers have developed a new method to prepare bone powder for ancient DNA extraction. The method outperformed previous techniques of decontaminating ancient bones. Researchers from Max Planck ...

Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Reports article, entitled: ‘Rapid extraction of DNA suitable for NGS workflows from bacterial cultures using the PDQeX’, as we ask authors about PDQeX, a new ...

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Purigen Biosystems, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation technologies for extracting and purifying nucleic acids from biological samples, today announced ...

When you think about scientific research, you probably envision a sterile room that houses gleaming beakers, rows of pipettes and centrifuges. But what if you could house a lab on a chip? Call it the ...

MicroGEM is a biotechnology company with the vision to democratize molecular biology through integration of sample preparation with advanced microfluidics. Our goal is to create portable devices that ...

This summer Assistant Professor of Biology Shantá Hinton organized an outreach program entitled Open Lab that brought students of all ages into the world of DNA extraction. Young children and their ...

Degraded DNA presents a serious limitation for forensic DNA laboratories and is frequently found in cold case evidence, crime scene samples, and unidentified remains related to tragedies from mass ...

Daniel Urban shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to extract DNA from a strawberry In this video, we demonstrate how to extract DNA from a strawberry using simple materials you can find at home ...

Traces of ancient DNA contained in old bones have spilled fascinating secrets about the past. But extracting genetic material involves a certain amount of damage to the object in question, and many ...