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PCR: Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is a laboratory technique used to make multiple copies of a segment of DNA. PCR is very precise and can be used to amplify, or copy, a specific DNA target from a mixture of DNA molecules.
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AUG 19, 2019Microbiology
Bananas: the world's most popular fruit, a major source of food for millions of people, and now, seriously threatened by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2019Health & Medicine
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarel ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 10, 2019Health & Medicine
study identified that the endogenous secreted Wnt inhibitor DKK2 suppresses the hair follicle developmentWritten By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 17, 2018Health & Medicine
One subtype of K2P channel expressed in sensory neurons, TRESK has been reported to play a role in MA in its truncated f ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 10, 2018Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is characterized by an exaggerated immune response to an unrecognized antigen, which has not yet been ...Written By: Dena ArutaNOV 26, 2018Health & Medicine
Contracting an infection when getting a tattoo is always a major concern. Consumers should be aware of the risk of devel ...Written By: Dena ArutaNOV 16, 2018Technology
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV), weakens the immune system by attacking healthy cells. Currently, the management of ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 29, 2018Neuroscience
Undersatnding the role of gut microbiome in disease pathologies and targetting them for potential treatment strategies.Written By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Ants, fascinating social insects, studying their foraging behavior reveals valuable information.Written By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 11, 2018Videos
Biology is advancing at a rapid pace. Students will be ready for those advances if they can learn about cutting-edge con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers are developing a test for Zika that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus much more quickl ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 18, 2018Immunology
Unique gene signatures and tiny changes in the immune system that occur in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis, ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 25, 2018Technology
New thermocycler tech can amplify DNA segments in less time with less energy consumption.Written By: Julia TraversAPR 23, 2018Cancer
New, non-invasive urine screening test called UroSEEK was developed by Johns Hopkins to detect low grade bladder and uro ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanDEC 14, 2017Technology
Seeding Labs works with more than 100 private-sector partners to source and fund the equipment shipments.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 28, 2017Microbiology
Extreme microbes are organisms that can survive and even thrive in extreme environments. Extreme thermophiles are bacter ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new tool has been developed by Canon BioMedical that aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of a devastating dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2017Microbiology
Candida auris is a type of yeast identified as an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe illness in hospitalized p ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 06, 2017Infographics
In the journey to scientific discoveries, every step plays a critical role in reaching your goals. Molecular biology inv ...MAY 26, 2017Microbiology
Xanthomonas citri subsp. Malvacearum (Xcm) causes bacterial blight in cotton. The disease was rampant in the US during t ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 23, 2017Videos
The video above has some helpful tips for designing PCR primers for one purpose - cloning with restriction enzymes. PCR ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2017Microbiology
It can be incredibly challenging to give a patient the proper treatment when they are infected by an antibiotic-resistan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new method to sequence DNA that avoids some of the major caveats with current techniques wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 19, 2019
Microbiology
Bananas: the world's most popular fruit, a major source of food for millions of people, and now, seriously threatened by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarel
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 10, 2019
Health & Medicine
study identified that the endogenous secreted Wnt inhibitor DKK2 suppresses the hair follicle development
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
One subtype of K2P channel expressed in sensory neurons, TRESK has been reported to play a role in MA in its truncated f
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 10, 2018
Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is characterized by an exaggerated immune response to an unrecognized antigen, which has not yet been
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
Contracting an infection when getting a tattoo is always a major concern. Consumers should be aware of the risk of devel
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 16, 2018
Technology
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV), weakens the immune system by attacking healthy cells. Currently, the management of
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 29, 2018
Neuroscience
Undersatnding the role of gut microbiome in disease pathologies and targetting them for potential treatment strategies.
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Ants, fascinating social insects, studying their foraging behavior reveals valuable information.
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 11, 2018
Videos
Biology is advancing at a rapid pace. Students will be ready for those advances if they can learn about cutting-edge con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers are developing a test for Zika that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus much more quickl
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 18, 2018
Immunology
Unique gene signatures and tiny changes in the immune system that occur in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 25, 2018
Technology
New thermocycler tech can amplify DNA segments in less time with less energy consumption.
Written By:
Julia Travers
APR 23, 2018
Cancer
New, non-invasive urine screening test called UroSEEK was developed by Johns Hopkins to detect low grade bladder and uro
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
DEC 14, 2017
Technology
Seeding Labs works with more than 100 private-sector partners to source and fund the equipment shipments.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 28, 2017
Microbiology
Extreme microbes are organisms that can survive and even thrive in extreme environments. Extreme thermophiles are bacter
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new tool has been developed by Canon BioMedical that aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of a devastating dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2017
Microbiology
Candida auris is a type of yeast identified as an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe illness in hospitalized p
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 06, 2017
Infographics
In the journey to scientific discoveries, every step plays a critical role in reaching your goals. Molecular biology inv
...
MAY 26, 2017
Microbiology
Xanthomonas citri subsp. Malvacearum (Xcm) causes bacterial blight in cotton. The disease was rampant in the US during t
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 23, 2017
Videos
The video above has some helpful tips for designing PCR primers for one purpose - cloning with restriction enzymes. PCR
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2017
Microbiology
It can be incredibly challenging to give a patient the proper treatment when they are infected by an antibiotic-resistan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new method to sequence DNA that avoids some of the major caveats with current techniques wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim