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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Robert W. Blakesley, Frederick, MD (US);
Mindy D. Goldsborough, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Inventors:
Robert W. Blakesley, Frederick, MD (US);
Mindy D. Goldsborough, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Whatman, Inc., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a solid medium or matrix for storage of nucleic acid molecules (e.g. RNA and/or DNA), particularly vectors and especially plasmids, comprising a solid matrix preferably having a compound or composition which protects against degradation of nucleic acids incorporated into or absorbed on the matrix. The invention also relates to methods for storage or isolation/purification of nucleic acids using this solid medium, and in situ use of the stored or isolated/purified nucleic acids.