HERCULES, Calif., March 14, 2008 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today the availability of a technical paper (bulletin 5420A) that compares the performance of Bio-Rad’s Experion™ system to other methods of RNA quantitation. The bulletin examines the linear range, reproducibility, and accuracy of quantitation by the methods described in the paper and the compatibility of these methods with several common contaminants of RNA preparations. The six-page bulletin describes the methods, results and conclusions in detail, which is supported by numerous graphs, tables and figures.