06/05/2025

Why & How to Remove rRNA Before RNA-Seq

Planning to do RNA sequencing (NGS)? Before you start, you’ll need to remove ribosomal RNA (rRNA)—but why is this step so important?

In this video, we break down: Why rRNA removal is necessary Poly(A) Selection vs. rRNA Depletion – Which method is right for you?

What about non-coding and mitochondrial RNA?

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