DNA extraction by an AGI scientist
Arizona Genomics Institute
Stemming from the expertise gained in extracting high-molecular weight DNA for BAC libraries, AGI isolates routinely high-quality, high-molecular weight DNA from a wide variety of organisms (plants, algae, animals, fungi, and bacteria) and tissues. Projects range from a single 50 ml tube to hundreds of samples in 96-well plates, producing amounts from a few nanograms to several dozens of micrograms of nucleic acid. The most common applications are PacBio HiFi, Oxford Nanopore sequencing, and Illumina DNA sequencing.
AGI has been a long-time supplier of the sequencing substrates for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute projects and routinely performs extraction- and QC-only services at cost recovery.
Our customers and collaborators say:
“We have been collaborating with the Arizona Genomics Institute for more than 15 years and they provide the majority of our DNA isolations for both the hundreds of plant reference genomes we have sequenced and for large-scale germplasm-based projects. No one else has the depth of experience they can bring to handling tough tissues from across the tree of life.”
—Jeremy Schmutz, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology