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Thursday October 06, 2005
The first step in genetic analysis is the isolation and purification of target DNA. When molecular tools were first developed the process of DNA extraction was slow, ineffective and required the use of hazardous solutions. Isolating DNA often required hours (if not days) of work with no guarantee that the resulting DNA would be clean enough to be useful. Fortunately, significant advances have been made in the field of molecular biology and the demand for high throughput analysis has driven manufacturers to offer products that ease the constraints of DNA preparation. From small scale, personal size DNA isolation kits to those that are compatible with fully automated systems, there are vast assortments of options to make DNA purification a safe, reliable and easy process. Here are a few of the products available that are designed to make DNA purification easier for your molecular research.