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New England Biolabs NEBNext Ultra II RNA Library Prep Kits

May 31, 2017

New England Biolabs has launched an expansion of its NEBNext Ultra II NGS library preparation portfolio with the NEBNext Ultra II Directional RNA Library Prep kit and the non-directional NEBNext Ultra II RNA Library Prep kit. Both kits are designed for Illumina's next generation sequencing systems and are compatible with poly(A) mRNA isolation and ribosomal RNA depletion. Libraries can be constructed from a substantially broader input range (5 ng to 1 µg of total RNA) at high yields. They also use workflows that include new reagents, combined steps, and minimized cleanup steps.

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