Non-destructive extraction of DNA from preserved tissues in medical collections

Non-destructive extraction of DNA from preserved tissues in medical collections

Museum specimens and histologically fixed material are valuable samples for the study of historical soft tissues and represent a possible pathogen-specific source for retrospective molecular investigations. However, current methods for molecular analysis are inherently destructive, posing a dilemma...

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Main Authors: Enrique Rayo, Giada Ferrari, Judith Neukamm, Gülfirde Akgül, Abagail M Breidenstein, Martyn Cooke, Carina Phillips, Abigail S Bouwman, Frank J Rühli, Verena J Schuenemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-02-01
Series:BioTechniques
Subjects:
ancient DNA
historical DNA
metagenomics
museomics
Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/btn-2021-0014

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