Anybody have recommendations on preventing contamination for manual column RNA extraction from the occasional super hot (CT~12) samples?

Kirk Lum @Kirk-Lum

20 May 2020 0 7K Report

Qiagen column extraction for rt-rt-PCR.

Occasional contamination (from glove?) to next samples.

Occasional contamination to random samples within batch (centrifuge/vortex?).

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