You’ve done the hard work – you’ve got good quality RNA. You’ve seen ribosomal bands on a gel (or *cough* Fragment Analyzer). A good RQN/RIN (if that’s what you go by) and everything’s great. Now to get rid of the DNA Quick check (perform a PCR directly on appropriate amount of RNA) and often there’s […]

Our local paper, every three months, features a Tairawhiti Gisborne business and this quarter it was our turn to showcase Read More

Gisborne biotech company, dnature diagnostics & research, has launched a new DNA test to detect Mycoplasma bovis, a bacteria that threatens New Zealand’s dairy and beef industries.

Prof. Kathryn Stowell and the team at the Institute of Fundamental Sciences have just received their Ferrari Red DeNovix Spectrophotometer/Flurometer.

Reagent contamination in PCR has long been documented – not only by operators but also from commercial sources long before Read More