title: Wayward PCR primers.
abstract: Methods and reagents is a unique monthly column that highlights current discussions in the newsgroup bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts, available on the Internet. This month's column discusses the failure of PCR primers that have been kept a long time to amplify DNA. For details on how to partake in the newsgroup, see the accompanying box.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD 21702-1201.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Hengen
mesh_terms: D017931:DNA Primers; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers