The PortaLyzer, a DIY tool that allows environmental DNA extraction in the field

• Published in: HardwareX
• Main Authors: Peck, Charlie, Jackobs, Faith, Smith, Emmett
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Article; Sólheimajökull; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9644035/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00373

The PortaLyzer is a portable homemade device that allows researchers to perform bead-beating steps commonly found in environmental DNA (eDNA) extraction protocols in the field without access to power. This allows researchers to preserve in situ organism abundance by beginning eDNA extraction quickly...