Abstract: A method collects a nucleic acid from a biological sample and includes the steps of: a) mixing a support including a water-soluble neutral polymer adsorbed on a cerium oxide surface thereof with a solution containing a nucleic acid to adsorb the nucleic acid to the support; b) separating the support on which the nucleic acid was adsorbed from the solution mixed in step a); and c) collecting the nucleic acid by adding an eluent to the support on which the nucleic acid was adsorbed and which is separated in step b).

Abstract: A method of collecting a nucleic acid(s) from a biological sample includes step a) mixing an aluminum oxide support with a water-soluble neutral polymer adsorbed on a surface thereof and a solution containing a nucleic acid(s), thereby adsorbing the nucleic acid(s) to the support; step b) separating the support on which the nucleic acid(s) is/are adsorbed from the solution mixed in step a); and step c) collecting the nucleic acid(s) by adding an eluent to the support on which the nucleic acid(s) is/are adsorbed and which is separated in step b).