Sequencing without PCR reduces bias in measuring biodiversity
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 19:00
in Biology & Nature
DNA barcode sequencing without the amplification of DNA by PCR beats the problem of false positives which can inflate estimates of biodiversity, finds a study published in BioMed Central and BGI Shenzhen's open access journal GigaScience. This method tested on a bulk 'squashome' of mixed insect samples is also able rapidly and cost-effectively estimate biomass.