BioArCh Palaeogenomics Laboratory

Contact:
bioarch@york.ac.uk

Address:
BioArCh, Environment Building
Wentworth Way, York
YO10 5NG, UK

BioArCh is home to a purpose-built palaeogenomic laboratory to recover ancient DNA from archaeological and historic specimens. We follow rigorous methodologies to prevent contamination and characterize ultrashort DNA from diverse types of samples, including Pleistocene dog coprolites, early domesticated sunflower seeds, and range of human skeletal remains.

Facilities, Equipment and Instrumentation

Palaeogenomics Laboratory

Positive pressure filtered ventilation system
UV-irradiation system
Dremel rotary tools
Retsch mixer mill MM 200
Two Esco Airstream laminar flow cabinets
Erlab Captair ductless fume hood
Invitrogen Qubit Fluorometer
DNA crosslinker

Modern DNA Facility

Agilent 4150 TapeStation
Applied Biosystems Veriti thermal cycler