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Nucleic Acid
Nucleic acids ( i.e., DNA and RNA) are the key macromolecules of life, composed of nucleotide monomers that consist of a 5-carbon sugar ( ribose for DNA and deoxyribose for RNA), a base (adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine, or uracil), and a phosphate group.
FEB 24, 2021 | 10:00 AM
DATE: February 24, 2021 TIME: 10am PST Automated lab instruments such as liquid handlers and cell sorters are increasingly common in all types of laboratories, driving fast results for labor...
FEB 24, 2021 | 7:00 AM
Date: February 24, 2021 Time: 7:00am (PST) Nucleotide variants can cause functional changes by altering protein–RNA binding in various ways that are not easy to predict. This can affec...
FEB 11, 2021 | 8:00 AM
Date: February 11, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST) Getting answers on what’s in your precious AAV, LVV, or lipid nanoparticle (LNP) sample means wanting to use the lowest possib...
DEC 15, 2020 | 10:00 AM
DATE: December 15, 2020 TIME: 10:00am PST Scientists from Thermo Fisher Scientific will walk us through the world of microorganisms. They will discuss their most recent research on viruses,...
DEC 03, 2020 | 9:00 AM
To execute COVID-19 testing strategies effectively, labs need to procure reliable components of the workflow without interruption – from reagents to equipment and consumables at the sc...
DEC 03, 2020 | 12:00 AM
Learning Objectives: 1. Learn what RNA and DNA vaccines are and why they are ideal vaccine strategies to respond rapidly to pandemics 2. Understand the key requirements of an effective vacci...
OCT 08, 2020 | 6:00 PM
While circulating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) and to some extend CTCs from blood are routinely used as analyte in liquid biopsy cancer research applications, circulating cell-free RNA (ccfRNA) ha...
OCT 08, 2020 | 4:30 PM
Multiplex detection of oncogenic mutations using LNA-based assays on the QIAcuity digital PCR system Digital PCR (dPCR) enables specific and sensitive detection of genetic alterations in onc...
OCT 08, 2020 | 1:30 PM
Martin highlights various factors impacting molecular analysis from FFPE samples and key challenges and considerations while working with this precious yet challenging sample type. Learning...
SEP 30, 2020 | 1:30 PM
RNA plays important and diverse roles in biology, but molecular tools to manipulate and measure RNA are limited. We demonstrate that RNA-targeting CRISPR effector Cas13 can be engineered for...
SEP 29, 2020 | 7:00 AM
Date: September 29, 2020 Time: 10:00am PTD, 1:00pm EDT alytical Ultracentrifugation (AUC) in the biopharmaceutical industry has traditionally been employed in the analysis of aggregation and...
SEP 23, 2020 | 4:30 PM
There are many methods of nucleic acid isolation. Each technology offers different approaches of purification of the template. However, it is important to control carry over of “proces...
