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Unmatched Performance
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Peer Reviewed Citations
“ The DNA/RNA Shield-fecal collection tube...preserve(s) the taxonomic and functional stability of the microbiome over a long term. ”
Ultra-Safe Collection, Transport, and Storage
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Swab
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Scoop
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Wipe
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Collection for metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis
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Ship samples at ambient temperature - no cold chain required
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Complete inactivation of microbial, viral, and eukaryotic pathogens
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From the Space Station...
DNA/RNA Shield’s unparalleled sample storage and preservation technology allows NASA to reach new limits and study the effects of microgravity on the human microbiome.
...To Your Lab Station
“We identify that the Zymo DNA/RNA shield collection kit… yield(s) more detectable RNA than the others, using both ddPCR and RT-qPCR assays.”
— Natarajan et. al., MedRx