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Eurofins Genomics India has established itself in the past years as a highly reliable service provider in sequencing industry. Offering various services on the list, Eurofins is now one of the leading companies in the GMO testing.

Technological advancements have revolutionized the world. Be in the IT industries, automobile or healthcare, application of technology can be seen even in the scientific research. One such highly recognized product in science is the “Genetically Modified Organisms” or the GMO’s.  The article will discuss about the ways of identifying GMO’s.

What are GMO’S?

Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are such types of organism whose DNA has been altered through genetic engineering approaches in a laboratory. These organism can be anything such as plant, animal or even a microorganism. Applications of such GMO products are many in our day-to-day life generating higher risk. One of the famous examples of the GMO’s are the agricultural plants. A few advantages of using GMOs in agriculture is the increase production of crops with lower costs. Further, GMO plants are also designed in way that required the minimum use of the pesticides. Other genetically modified products include vaccines, insect resistance corn etc.


GMO testing and its importance

Importance of GMOs are many. But with such importance lies ahead the risks. There are scenarios where the GMOs can sometimes mix with the non-GMO foods. Therefore, screening of the  products needs to be done for identifying the presence of GMOs. Testing of products for GMOs requires expert analysis and hands. It is also often necessary to maintain the marketability status of non-GMO products. For companies recognized in their domain of non GMO products, it is highly important to ensure that their products are GMO-free. This requires reliable testing services those can provide the necessary reputation in the market. One such service which provides expert GMO testing is “Eurofins”.

Eurofins and GMO testing

Eurofins is one of the leading GMO testing companies with globally recognized standards. Along with expert guidance, Eurofins assists the customers in choosing the best testing kit as per the customer requirements. A few benefits of choosing Eurofins are:

  • Highly reliable with high accuracy.
  • Results are generated in the same day.
  • Testing is carried out by experts who are highly knowledgeable.
  • Reliable pricing.

A large number of products can be tested in the Eurofins laboratories such as Soybean, Canola, corn, spices etc. Only qualitative methods of DNA estimation is provided by Eurofins. One of the commonly applied methods of identification is the method of Real-Time PCR.

Conclusion

With years of experience in the GMO industry and its testing, Eurofins provides services to identify GMO products in a variety of samples. Furthermore, with the test report, the client will get a detailed analysis report to confirm samples.