Logo

Meridian Bioscience Lyo-Ready Direct DNA qPCR Stool Mix, Lyo-Ready Direct RNA/DNA qPCR Stool Mix

Jun 20, 2022

Meridian Bioscience has launched two new sample-specific master mixes, Lyo-Ready Direct DNA qPCR Stool Mix and Lyo-Ready Direct RNA/DNA qPCR Stool Mix, to improve the molecular detection of DNA and RNA from crude fecal specimens and to allow room temperature stabilization of diagnostic assays. Detection of DNA or RNA from stool can be difficult because stool contains many PCR inhibitors including bile salts, polysaccharides, and catabolic substances. Meridian's two mixes remove the need for nucleic acid extraction or lengthy component optimization and can be used in liquid or lyophilized format when ambient temperature assay stabilization is needed. 

Breaking News
The Scan

ChatGPT Does As Well As Humans Answering Genetics Questions, Study Finds

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics had ChatGPT answer genetics-related questions, finding it was about 68 percent accurate, but sometimes gave different answers to the same question.

Sequencing Analysis Examines Gene Regulatory Networks of Honeybee Soldier, Forager Brains

Researchers in Nature Ecology & Evolution find gene regulatory network differences between soldiers and foragers, suggesting bees can take on either role.

Analysis of Ashkenazi Jewish Cohort Uncovers New Genetic Loci Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

The study in Alzheimer's & Dementia highlighted known genes, but also novel ones with biological ties to Alzheimer's disease.

Tara Pacific Expedition Project Team Finds High Diversity Within Coral Reef Microbiome

In papers appearing in Nature Communications and elsewhere, the team reports on findings from the two-year excursion examining coral reefs.