A Simple Method to Extract DNA from Hair Shafts Using Enzymatic Laundry Powder

    July 2013 in “ PLoS ONE ”
    Zheng Guan, Yu Zhou, Liu Jinchuan … Ailiang Chen
    Studysummary This study found that a new method using enzymatic laundry powder effectively extracts DNA from hair shafts, showing promise for genome-wide DNA analyses.
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    Research cited in this study 2

    1. Resistance of Degraded Hair Shafts to Contaminant DNA Forensic Science International · 2005
    2. Analysis of DNA in Hair Fibers PubMed · 2003