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Dr. Ivan Bendezu, postdoctoral researcher
at the Centre of Applied Marine Biotechnology at Letterkenny Institute
of Technology took receipt of a BioRad I-cycler from Alpha Technologies
in March 2004. This real time PCR model was selected because of
its capability for multiplexing with up to four fluorochromes.
The equipment will be used in a project on the development of
modern techniques for the identification of bivalve larvae of
commercial interest to the aquaculture and fishing industry. To
date the project, funded by the Higher Education Authority, has
resulted in the design and testing of molecular probes for mussels
and scallop species and their comparison against morphological
techniques for larval identification. |
