The ZymoBIOMICS™ innovative lysis system eliminates bias associated with unequal lysis efficiencies of different organisms (e.g. gram negative/positive bacteria, fungus, protozoans, and algae). The provided DNA/RNA Shield™ preserves nucleic acids at ambient temperatures, providing an unbiased molecular snapshot of the sample.The procedure uses Zymo-Spin™ column technology that results in highquality total RNA (including small/microRNAs 17-200 nt) that is free of PCR inhibitors (e.g. polyphenols, humic acids and fulvic acids) and is ready for RT-PCR, arrays, sequencing, etc