Designed for cheap DNA sequencers, technology could improve research quality-controls

Scientists have used the technology in remote locations to diagnose sick trees, and have applied it to livestock, human samples, pathogens in food, and in detecting environmental risks

Leveraging proprietary buffer chemistry and unique spin column design, Chromatrap® DNA kits are all free from salts, contaminants and inhibitors

Unidentifiable bits of animals and plants can now be rapidly identified with a DNA barcoding field kit for a major impact on wildlife trafficking measures and invasive species control at ports of entry

Those newfound insects didn't look quite the same as older museum specimens, raising doubts about the nature of their true identity, but DNA analysis has now confirmed they really are Lord Howe Island stick insects

New technology allows researchers to identify selectively and without false positives any type of horse meat

DNA analysis of more than 900 scat samples collected over several summers allowed researchers to develop detailed maps of the species frequenting habitats across a broad swath of northeastern Argentina

Existing sample preparation kits currently require laborious washing, heating, and centrifugation steps that typically take 40 to 90 minutes to extract DNA or RNA from a sample

Results of a recent study showed that the Arcis Sample Prep Kit dramatically accelerates pre-analytical sample prep without compromising the quantity and quality of genomic material

New method will help inform development of a future assay that could potentially detect cancer in its earliest stages