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Video Presentation Now Posted!

Common Household Substances that Can Cause PCR Inhibition in House Dust has now been posted at my website: www.johncbanta.com/members ....

A Meeting of the Minds, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Jan 17 - 20, 2019

I have been asked to do a second presentation at the January 17 through 20, 2019 Mold Congress: Surviving Mold - A Meeting of the Minds...

Your Research $$$ Contributions at Work

I am pleased to announce I have been invited to speak at the upcoming Mold Congress: Surviving Mold - A Meeting of the Minds in Fort...

Your Research Contributions At Work!

One of the mold analysis techniques that has gained popularity is Mold Specific Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (MSQPCR) or PCR...

Decorative Bark vs. Mulch

This last month I have been able to have a few additional samples of garden materials analyzed for Stachybotrys. So far none of the...

Inhibition of Stachybotrys DNA

In my November 14, 2017 post I commented that some of the homes I have inspected appear to have elevated levels of Stachybotrys...

Discovering Outdoor Sources of Stachybotrys

During the last few month I have run into several homes that are making me rethink one of my opinions about mold contamination and the...

Research Update 3

Here is an update showing that vacuuming does bring particles upward toward the surface of the mattress. This image was taken four weeks...

Research Update 2

In Research Update 1, I told you about the preliminary findings for the Phase 2 study on different types of mattress barrier cloths. This...

Research Update

A short while ago I emailed you asking for your contribution to help fund research into mold contaminated mattresses. We quickly raised...