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Berkeley Lights OptoSeq 3' mRNA Library Kit

Mar 31, 2020

Berkeley Lights has launched its OptoSeq 3' mRNA Library kit, which allows users to directly link phenotype to genotype. The kit inculdes reagents, primers, probes, and enzymes to prepare and label individual cells for cDNA sequencing. 

According to the firm, customers can use the library prep kit to capture and link genomic information to single-cell phenotypic data in order to learn more about cellular behavior and ramp up discovery, development, and production of cell-based products. 

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