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• greazy 1y ago
  The article author probably bought the starter kit a while ago. It might explain why the pore count was low. It's a biological product so it degrades over time.
• numpad0 1y ago
  These are by no means a new product. I think the early prototypes for these possibly predate the microUSB plug. The brochures always showed it next to a completely non-sterile laptop, but it never made sense. It's fundamentally a bio lab equipment, just small. You probably should be wiping the package with disinfectant, use DNA-cides as needed, or follow whatever bioscience people consider the basic common sense hygiene standards.
  • bonsai_spool 1y ago
    > The brochures always showed it next to a completely non-sterile laptop This can be done in the field (read near a lot of dirt). This does not require sterility at all. The main problems with this are keeping your prep clean (which is different from sterile; primarily involves not getting bubbles where they shouldn't be etc.) and temperature/salt handling. > These are by no means a new product. I think the early prototypes for these possibly predate the microUSB plug. > You probably should be wiping the package with disinfectant, use DNA-cides as needed, or follow whatever bioscience people consider the basic common sense hygiene standards. The consumable product is what needs to be stored carefully. Its delivered DNA-free; no disinfectant is needed. It's actually hard for accidental DNA to be introduced at the sequencing step; that would usually reflect poor practices earlier on.