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News Release from: Bio-Rad Laboratories | Subject: Certified Agaroses
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial Team on 20 December 2002

Entire line of agarose powders upgraded

Bio-Rad Laboratories has upgraded its entire line of agarose powders for nucleic acid electrophoresis.

Bio-Rad Laboratories has upgraded its entire line of agarose powders for nucleic acid electrophoresis The new Certified Agaroses are all 100% pure and genetic quality tested (GQT), guaranteeing the absence of inhibitors, DNases and RNases

"There have been incremental advances in the technology over the years, and weûve organized this new line of agaroses to relate closely to current applications," notes Richelle Serrano, Bio-Rad Senior Product Manager, BioMaterials Division.

"Theyûre designed to deliver performance and value, and can be used with confidence for both routine separations and downstream molecular biology applications." The product line includes seven agaroses: Certified Molecular Biology Agarose, Certified PCR Agarose, Certified Low Range Ultra Agarose, Certified Megabase Agarose, Certified Low-Melt Agarose, Certified PCR Low-Melt Agarose and Pulsed Field Certified Agarose.

Bio-Rad product literature makes it easy to select agaroses by size range (1,000 bp 1 kb) or by application.

The new Certified Agarose product line is being phased in through August of this year.

When customers reorder products using old catalog numbers, Bio-Rad's Customer Service will advise them of the updates and refer them to the appropriate Certified Agarose.

"We anticipate a smooth transition since the new products are all GQT and attractively priced," Serrano adds. Request a free brochure from Bio-Rad Laboratories ...

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