dnature diagnostics & research is a New Zealand owned DNA diagnostic business that specialises in DNA testing using a technique called qPCR.

John Mackay, our technical director, speaks to Wallace Chapman from Radio New Zealand on the issues of using saliva testing for detecting COVID-19.

Originally published in May, 2014 ‘”we were interested to see if we could do it from hair . . .and we were the only ones around doing PCR” So you might have read the blog entry about the visit to see the first thermalcycler “Mr Cycle” at the Smithsonian. You haven’t? Sorry, another old blog […]

dnature has been in the media recently – the attached links are to articles in the New Zealand media on how we were able to assist in getting New Zealand laboratories underway with Covid-19 testing.

The Health Research Council, announced on Friday 17 April, that dnature diagnostics & research ltd were the recipients of funding for the purpose of developing a rapid.

On Monday, John was interviewed by Radio New Zealand on the testing in New Zealand for Covid-19 as well as the work that dnature is doing to support this.

BioMolecular Systems, our Australian supplier of the Mic & Myra, are at the forefront of testing for Covid-19 in Australia.

Another old blog article – this one written originally in July 2010 : As PCR primers become less expensive, is there less care being paid to them? Throw in a diluent,a quick vortex and dilute for PCR? I hope this doesn’t sound too familiar because even in these days of real-time qPCR and various probe […]

DNA testing allows fast, sensitive and specific detection of particular target organisms & biological products.

OK, confession time. I used to work some crazy hours in order to fit some library screening into a part time job while finishing my degree. No, that’s not the confession – more, when I put the PCR on I would sometimes look out the window and note the wind direction. Occasionally, very occasionally (*cough*) if the […]