Support Hub for “Scientists in Recovery” from Problematic DNA.
It’s Not You, It’s the DNA
Getting in Your Way
You deserve clean, reliable results.
Whether it’s host DNA hogging the spotlight or uninvited contamination, we’re here to help you reclaim clarity.
Whether it’s host DNA hogging the spotlight or uninvited contamination, we’re here to help you reclaim clarity.
5 Signs You Need to Break Up with Problematic DNA
Recognizing the problem is the first step to recovery. Are you experiencing any of these warning signs?
They Keep Showing Up Uninvited
Your negative controls are positive. Again. DNA contamination doesn't respect your boundaries.
Gaslighting Your Results
You're questioning everything.
'Is this real data or just contamination?’
No one deserves this uncertainty.
'Is this real data or just contamination?’
No one deserves this uncertainty.
Sabotaging Your Success
That paper deadline is approaching, but contamination is holding you back. It's time to move on.
Isolation from Peers
You're too embarrassed to share your results. A healthy lab relationship shouldn't leave you feeling ashamed.
Financial Drain
Wasted reagents, repeated experiments.
DNA contamination is costing you more than just time.
DNA contamination is costing you more than just time.
They Keep Showing Up Uninvited
Your negative controls are positive. Again. DNA contamination doesn't respect your boundaries.
Gaslighting Your Results
Your data looks real—but something feels off. Contamination or host DNA has you questioning every result. You deserve better than guesswork.
Sabotaging Your Success
That deadline is approaching, but whether contamination or overwhelming host DNA, it's holding you back. It's time to move on.
You Can’t Hear What Really Matters
There’s signal in there—but contamination or host DNA is drowning it out. If you can’t hear the pathogen, you can’t treat it.
Financial Drain
They burn your budget and waste your time. Contamination or host DNA—it’s a one-sided relationship.
Break-Ups From the Bench…
How scientists ended their toxic relationship with DNA contamination— and never looked back.
The 4-Step Recovery Process
Our proven methodology to help you move on to cleaner, healthier experiments
1
Acceptance
Admit you have a DNA problem.
It happens to the best scientists.
It happens to the best scientists.
2
Clean Break
Deep clean your lab —or your library. It’s time to cut ties with what’s not helping.
3
New Boundaries
Set limits they can’t cross. Use pre/post-PCR zones and HL‑SAN or M‑SAN HQ to keep unwanted DNA out of results.
4
Moving On
You’re in control now. With better workflows and clearer reads, you can trust your data—and your decisions—again.
Recovery Stories
You're not alone. Hear from scientists who successfully broke up with their DNA contamination.
Dr. Sarah Chen
Clinical Assay Specialist
“Three months of unexplained PCR bands had me chasing ghosts. Turns out, it wasn’t the machine—it was contamination. The DNABreakup support tools helped me rework my controls and clean up my workspace. Now, my assays are clear… and so is my conscience.”
Dr. Lila Banerjee
Clinical Metagenomics Scientist
“We switched to metagenomics for speed—but host DNA slowed everything down. Most samples were 90% human, 10% noise. Once we integrated HL‑SAN into our prep, the signal popped. Now we’re detecting pathogens faster, with fewer reads and no guesswork. It’s not just clean data—it’s confidence in every case.”
Dr. Emily Johnson
Molecular QC Analyst
“Admitting I had a contamination issue felt like admitting failure. But this support hub helped me own it—and fix it. I implemented clean-up steps, restructured my QC pipeline, and guess what? My sequencing results are finally clean. No more second-guessing my controls.”
Dr. Gil Lespie
Diagnostic Kit Developer
“Contamination doesn’t just mess with results—it puts entire products at risk. The DNA Breakup tools helped me tighten every step of my workflow. Since implementing the protocols, our internal controls have stayed spotless for over a year. No drama. No retests. Just clean kits.”
Support Groups
Join our weekly support sessions where scientists share their contamination struggles and recovery journeys
PCR Problems Anonymous
For scientists struggling with PCR contamination issues
Sequencing Support Circle
Focus on next-gen sequencing contamination challenges
Clean Lab, Clean Mind
Mindfulness and practical tips for maintaining a contamination-free workspace
* P.S. These break-up videos were generated with a little help from AI.
No scientists were emotionally harmed in the making of this content — though a few workflows were dramatically improved.
All Recovery Story characters are fictional. Any resemblance to real scientists—contaminated or not—is purely coincidental.
No scientists were emotionally harmed in the making of this content — though a few workflows were dramatically improved.
All Recovery Story characters are fictional. Any resemblance to real scientists—contaminated or not—is purely coincidental.
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