When it comes to DNA extraction, most people tend to think of blood or tissue samples like hair, muscle, or bones. But what about plants? Though plants are probably not the first to come to mind when ...

New England Biolabs (NEB®) announces the release of the Monarch Mag Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) Extraction Kit, which enables consistent, scalable extraction of low-abundance, circulating cell-free DNA ...

The automation-optimized DNA purification kit integrates barcoded reagents and plug-and-play magnetic bead chemistry to streamline high-throughput workflows, enhance reproducibility, and minimize ...

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 ...

This video is a bit different and more on the biochemistry side. During my Biochemistry degree, this was one prep that always amazed me. I'll be extracting DNA from strawberries and then giving it a ...

In 2022, researchers shared that they had uncovered an ancient ecosystem from sediments in the Kap København Formation in Greenland (Nature 2022, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05453-y). By sequencing DNA ...

Scientists have found what they have described as a "unique time capsule" in the bricks of the ancient palace of King Ashurnasirpal II. Using modern biotechnology, researchers from the University of ...

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 ...