Protocols
Researchers at the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding have developed many protocols to expedite DNA barcoding, which are gaining usage by other members of the barcoding community. These protocols are useful for any lab, large or small, although recent work has focused on developing methods suitable for high-throughput barcode assembly (Hajibabaei et al. 2005). Further refinements to both lower the cost and boost productivity are a current priority. Additional work seeks to develop more reliable methods for recovering DNA from ancient samples.
A list of the equipment used in the CCDB laboratory may be found here.