[sudoroom] Fwd: Re: invite to dna barcoding service alpha test

[Michael Scroggins]

FYI

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> 	*From:* Patrik <patrikd at gmail.com>
> *Date:* Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:05 PM
> *To:* DIYbio <diybio at googlegroups.com>
> *Subject:* invite to dna barcoding service alpha test
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> Hm... let's see how far we can push the technology on this.
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> Anyone want to try some nice ripe lutefisk or rakfisk (https://
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakfisk)? Wonder how much DNA is left after a
> couple months of fermentation.
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> Or maybe I can find some home-made fish sauce at one of the local
> korean or vietnamese grocery stores...
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> 	*From:* Patrik <patrikd at gmail.com>
> *Date:* Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:51 PM
> *To:* DIYbio <diybio at googlegroups.com>
> *Subject:* invite to dna barcoding service alpha test
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>
> Cool - so that's what you guys were brainstorming a name for? :-D
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> Count me in! I'm guessing the sampling kit has some sort of solution
> with proteases and antibiotics to preserve the sample until it gets to
> you, and you guys do all the hard work?
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> 	*From:* Mackenzie Cowell <mac at diybio.org>
> *Date:* Sunday, January 15, 2012 6:09 PM
> *To:* diybio <diybio at googlegroups.com>
> *Subject:* invite to dna barcoding service alpha test
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> Hey garagistas,
>
> Josh Perfetto and I would like your help testing a DNA barcoding 
> service we've been working on.  It's called seqify and is designed to 
> make DNA barcoding as easy as possible.
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> Our alpha test is designed to identify fish from restaurants and 
> markets, even if cooked. We'll mail you two sampling kits, you sample 
> two fish and mail them back, and Seqify will barcode the fish and 
> email you the identification results. You can read more about the 
> technical aspects via a recent story in the Boston Globe: 
> http://bit.ly/A5EFAuSome studies have shown fish from restaurants and 
> grocery stores are mislabeled much more often than one would expect, 
> perhaps 20-40% of the time. 1 in 3 of the fish you eat might actually 
> be mystery meat. But no one really knows. With Seqify, you can find 
> out for yourself. Seqify is free for alpha testers but we only have a 
> limited number of sampling kits available, so kits will be sent on a 
> first-come first-served basis. We need you to mail the samples back 
> within one week in the provided pre-paid mailer. Lastly, Seqify is 
> only available in the United States at this time.
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> If you're interested please sign up at seqify.com/alpha 
> <http://seqify.com/alpha>.  And let us know if you have any questions.
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> Cheers!
> Mac & Josh
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