Profile: Biogenetic Services, Inc. specializes in comprehensive protein & DNA analyses that include isozyme purity tests and DNA genotypic profiling. The plant protein and DNA testing includes isozyme purity testing, isozymegenotyping, DNA GMO testing, ELISA GMO testing and DNA genotyping. We also utilize PCR/SSR, SNP and RFLP based methods to fingerprint (genotype) individuals to determine whether an animal may be resistant or susceptible to particular diseases (e.g. BSE (Mad Cow Disease) resistance in cattle or scrapie resistance in sheep) or to diagnose the presence of particular organisms which cause particular diseases in animals. The ELISA GMO testing protein antibody tests are being used primarily to help farmers and elevators separate their GMO grain lots from non-GMO grain lots. Protein strip tests and ELISA tests are preferred for these types of applications because they allow relatively rapid turnaround times, and they require a relatively small investment in equipment and personnel. However, they do have some disadvantages that tend to limit their use. For example, ELISA or strip assays are limited to protein of specific events (e.g. Bt or RR) which often times are not readily available. Thus, strip tests and ELISA tests are not useful for detecting "any GMO" in a commodity or product.