Apollo324 kit for microRNA seq?

08 August 2012 1 8K Report

Has anyone used the Apollo324 kit for miRNA seq experiments? Apparently it works well with small amounts of starting material. I would also like to know if anyone has used a small RNA fraction (

David Langenberger

Check out http://www.nature.com/natureevents/science/events/47533-microRNA_Analysis_Using_Next_Generation_Sequencing

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