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Rapid DNA Technology describes a fully automated process of generating a DNA profile from a mouth swab. Rapid DNA analysis can be done in less than two hours, and, because it is a hands-free process, no laboratory of human interpretation is needed.
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SEP 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've ever been through a battery of tests while doctors try to find a diagnosis for an ailment, you know that many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been working on ways to use light to control the gene-editing tool CRISPR for several years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to errors in the genome - genetic mutations. But finding the mutations can be cha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A group of Canadian researchers is responding to a desperate need for COVID-19 diagnostic kits with their fluorescent im ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 22, 2019Cancer
New research published in Nature suggests that ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is particularly abundant in tumo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have known that proteins can insulate electrical flow, but their power as conductors has only recently been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As genetic technologies rapidly advance, totally new approaches are now possible. One innovation is the CRISPR-Chip.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Powerful genetic sequencing technologies are helping researchers learn more about how changes or errors in genes are lin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR tool has been modified and refined since it was invented, and now scientists have created another way to use ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2019Videos
In recent years, scientists have used nanopore technologies to develop a gene sequencing technique that can be used in s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2018Videos
In recent decades, advances in genetic technologies have changed our world in many different ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is an amazing gene-editing tool, but there are some drawbacks. This work aims to fix that.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2018Technology
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV), weakens the immune system by attacking healthy cells. Currently, the management of ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Directed evolution is a Nobel-prize winning technique that has now been simplified and accelerated.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2018Cancer
An introduction to genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics, and metabolomics.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanDEC 05, 2017Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 01, 2017Genetics & Genomics
In cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, genetic testing is used to guide doctors, but researchers found that some popula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti ...MAR 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 LeitchSEP 30, 2016Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2016Microbiology
Food poisoning sickens many people, and can lead to outbreaks of disease. Rapid detection of a common strain of pathogen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Targeted sequencing allows researchers to hone in on specific regions of DNA they are interested in, and enabling more c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2016Immunology
What do alpacas have that we don’t? Single-domain antibody fragments. Other camelids have them as well, and there ...Written By: Kara Marker
SEP 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've ever been through a battery of tests while doctors try to find a diagnosis for an ailment, you know that many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been working on ways to use light to control the gene-editing tool CRISPR for several years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to errors in the genome - genetic mutations. But finding the mutations can be cha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A group of Canadian researchers is responding to a desperate need for COVID-19 diagnostic kits with their fluorescent im
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 22, 2019
Cancer
New research published in Nature suggests that ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is particularly abundant in tumo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have known that proteins can insulate electrical flow, but their power as conductors has only recently been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As genetic technologies rapidly advance, totally new approaches are now possible. One innovation is the CRISPR-Chip.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Powerful genetic sequencing technologies are helping researchers learn more about how changes or errors in genes are lin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR tool has been modified and refined since it was invented, and now scientists have created another way to use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2019
Videos
In recent years, scientists have used nanopore technologies to develop a gene sequencing technique that can be used in s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2018
Videos
In recent decades, advances in genetic technologies have changed our world in many different ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is an amazing gene-editing tool, but there are some drawbacks. This work aims to fix that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
NOV 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Directed evolution is a Nobel-prize winning technique that has now been simplified and accelerated.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2018
Cancer
An introduction to genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics, and metabolomics.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
DEC 05, 2017
Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
In cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, genetic testing is used to guide doctors, but researchers found that some popula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti
...
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
SEP 30, 2016
Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2016
Microbiology
Food poisoning sickens many people, and can lead to outbreaks of disease. Rapid detection of a common strain of pathogen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Targeted sequencing allows researchers to hone in on specific regions of DNA they are interested in, and enabling more c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
What do alpacas have that we don’t? Single-domain antibody fragments. Other camelids have them as well, and there
...
Written By:
Kara Marker