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SomaGenics RealSeq-Biofluids

May 22, 2018

SomaGenics has launched RealSeq-biofluids, a next-generation sequencing library construction kit sensitive for detecting small RNAs in cell-free biofluids. Based on the company's bias-free RealSeq technology, the new kit is designed to allow researchers to sequence small RNAs from as little as 50 µl of plasma or other body fluids.

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