Women's and Children's Hospital 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Absorbent Microbiopsy Sampling and RNA Extraction for Minimally Invasive, Simultaneous Blood and Skin Analysis Benson U.W. Lei1,2, Miko Yamada1, Van L.T. Hoang3, Paul J. Belt4, Mark H. Moore5, Lynlee L. Lin2, Ross Flewell-Smith1, Nhung Dang1,2, Shoko Tomihara2, Tarl W. Prow1,2 1Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, 2Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, 3Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, 4Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 5Australian Craniofacial Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital In this article, we demonstrate how the absorbent microbiopsy technique is performed and how the sample can be used for RNA extraction for simple and simultaneous sampling of skin and blood in a minimally invasive manner.