Extracting DNA from Complex Samples (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Extracting DNA from Complex Samples

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A laboratory technician pipettes dirt dissolved in a buffer solution from which DNA will be recovered using a novel NIST/Applied Research Associates microfluidic extraction technique. The dirt, originally collected on a swab (lower section seen in vial) like those on the right, is an example of a crude sample from which DNA for human identification has typically been difficult to obtain.

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Michael E. Newman, NIST

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