Preservation of Nucleic Acids
Published on: Thursday 18, August 2011Anchordoquy TJ and Molina MC, "Preservation of DNA", Cell Preservation Technology, 5(4): 180-188, 2007.
Why it is important: It reminds us that preservation of DNA is not a completely solved problem. Freezing can damage DNA strands and make the sample less useful for future genomic techniques. A good review of dry state storage was also provided.