Avoiding false positives with PCR
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 339 (6221) , 237-238
- https://doi.org/10.1038/339237a0
Abstract
The exquisite sensitivity of the polymerase chain reaction means DNA contamination can ruin an entire experiment. Tidiness and adherence to a strict set of protocols can avoid disaster.Keywords
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