Can the MCB 1200 help where availability of skilled lab technicians is an issue?
Protocols using magnetic beads, particularly for DNA isolation, call for a great deal of skill and experience. Tube handling, repeated washing of the magnetic beads and final elution of bead-free samples takes practice, without which the chance of a failed sample is high. Directions for using the MCB 1200 are very straightforward, and it has been demonstrated that someone with little or no experience in the biotech area can be correctly utilizing the unit in a very short time. Beginners can quickly begin performing consistent and reproducible isolations, 12 at a time, leaving skilled personnel available for more complicated upstream processing activities.
