What’s cooler than being cool? No dry ice!
Let’s be honest: shipping RNA for sequencing is a pain. Getting precious transcripts where they need to go without degradation is hard, forcing us to resort to extreme measures to keep them intact. Scores of RNA researchers pack bulky styrofoam coolers with heavy dry ice to send off their samples, which is expensive, and makes everyone cringe for the environment. But what else are you to do? Quite frankly, we think shipping your samples via the cold chain is another barrier to fast, accessible sequencing, that should be a thing of the past.
That’s why, in a strategic partnership with the innovators at Genovis, we are disrupting the cold chain and bringing ambient purified RNA shipping to a dropbox near you.
Introducing: SEQguard™ Dino Preserve
SEQguard™ Dino Preserve is a high-performance, thermostable RNA protection solution created specifically for the Plasmidsaurus RNA-Seq pipeline developed by biochemists at Genovis. Whether it’s mid-summer or a freezing winter, you can now drop your purified RNA in a Plasmidsaurus dropbox. No more dry ice, no more shipping delays. Just fast, reliable transcriptomics delivered to your Plasmidsaurus dashboard.
Sample preparation could not be easier with SEQguard™ Dino Preserve. Mix 6 μl of SEQguard™ Dino Preserve solution with 24 μl of your purified RNA (>10 ng/μl after dilution), and that’s it. Submit it at your nearest Plasmidsaurus dropbox and wait for your RNA-Seq results to roll in.
How does SEQguard™ Dino Preserve work?
Standard RNA protection proteins are notorious for being "fainting goats". When encountering heat, they denature, leaving your RNA vulnerable to the ever-present RNases.
SEQguard™ Dino Preserve is different. It’s engineered for broad-spectrum RNase inhibition and extreme stability, protecting RNA even at high temperatures. It also remains active across a wide range of buffer conditions.
Simply add SEQguard™ Dino Preserve to your purified RNA, and it creates a biochemical shield, allowing your transcripts to survive the journey to our sequencers without the need for a portable freezer.
What makes SEQguard™ Dino Preserve stand out:
Thermostable Protection: Active across a wide temperature range (15–30°C), SEQguard™ Dino Preserve keeps your samples pristine even if the dropbox gets a little cozy.
Purely Synthetic: Zero risk of cell-based contaminants or batch-to-batch variability.
Ultra-Efficient: One 150 μl vial is enough to stabilize 24 purified RNA samples.
Sustainable: Energy-efficient synthesis and storage, plus a massive reduction in carbon footprint by nixing the dry ice.
The Big Picture: Science at the Speed of Light
At Plasmidsaurus, it has always been our mission to make sequencing seamless. Whether you’re in San Francisco, London, Cologne, or near any of our ultra-local drop boxes world-wide, we’ve got your bases covered. We want you to stop worrying about shipping logistics and get back to what really matters: making world-changing discoveries.
Ready to Sequence Everything?
Explore our RNA-Seq service and grab a vial of SEQguard™ Dino Preserve today. Welcome to the ice-free future!
Learn more at plasmidsaurus.com/rna