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How to select an effective nucleic acid isolation method for human diagnostics
Molecular testing protocols for pathogen detection and diagnosing human diseases require reliable and high-quality isolation of genetic material from diverse sample types. There are many extraction and purification technologies available. Before deciding which isolation method best suits your application, read this blog that walks you through key considerations...
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When the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was first described, the Klenow fragment of Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase I ...
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Topics: qPCR, General science
Let the application be your guide when deciding between LNA, MGB and BHQplus The many different chemistries available ...
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Topics: Molecular diagnostics, Oligo synthesis and modifications, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
While both centralised and decentralised molecular diagnostics (MDx) testing models play an important role in patient ...
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Topics: Molecular diagnostics, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a highly productive perennial crop that is used widely in food, ...
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Topics: Agrigenomics, qPCR, PCR-based genotyping, Human healthcare, Applied agrigenomics, General science
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the uptake of point of care testing (POCT), with simple, user-administered tests ...
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Topics: Molecular diagnostics, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
But measurement science could help steer us in a better, more informed direction COVID-19 tests can indicate the ...
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Topics: qPCR, SARS-CoV-2, Human healthcare, General science
Rice is the primary staple for more than half the world's population.1 With so many people relying on the crop for ...
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Topics: Agrigenomics, qPCR, PCR-based genotyping
When results from your qPCR assays aren’t quite what you expected, it can be challenging to understand what went wrong. ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
In September 2021, Delta persists as the most prevalent variant worldwide1 due to its high infectivity, causing surges ...
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Topics: Molecular diagnostics, qPCR, SARS-CoV-2, Human healthcare, General science
As countries worldwide begin to ease lockdown restrictions during the pandemic and prepare to return to “normal” ...
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Topics: Molecular diagnostics, Genomics, qPCR, SARS-CoV-2
It may seem strange that a company known for transforming the global seed breeding industry is uniquely positioned to ...
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Topics: Molecular diagnostics, Genomics, qPCR, SARS-CoV-2
LGC's Genomics Division has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese health management expert Personal ...
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Topics: Genomics, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A recent study coordinated by LGC and published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, has demonstrated the potential of ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
It seems everyone wants to do more with less, and automate the process as well. But this can cause a number of ...
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Topics: Genomics, qPCR, General science
As the Zika virus outbreak spreads, a wave of international concern has grown, and scientists have scrambled to ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
OLIGO SYNTHESIS PHOTO GLIMPSE We’ve recently captured our talented manufacturing teams hard at work building oligos. ...
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Topics: Molecular diagnostics, Oligo synthesis and modifications, qPCR, General science
LGC Biosearch Technologies has developed a new qPCR probe format powered by Black Hole Quencher™ technology known as ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
This week, we continue our Know your oligo mod blog series and we will focus on a very basic, yet extremely versatile ...
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Topics: Oligo synthesis and modifications, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
Studying the expression level of RNA transcripts is often complicated by the fact that many DNA sequences are ...
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Topics: RNA FISH, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
In the setup of a qPCR experiment, one of the first decisions to make is which detection method to use. This generally ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
In a webinar linked below, Dr. James Willey describes a two colour fluorometric assay for more robust quantitation of ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) have been widely studied for over 15 years, and have applications in forensics, ...
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Topics: qPCR, PCR-based genotyping, Applied agrigenomics, General science
Biosearch Technologies has launched qPCRdesign.com, a microsite targeted specifically for your quantitative PCR needs. ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
Different oligonucleotide manufacturers deliver probes and primers in a variety of different measured units including ...
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Topics: Oligo synthesis and modifications, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
The largest recorded Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in history continues to devastate the West African region. This ...
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Topics: Molecular diagnostics, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
Don’t waste time performing an extra step. Cut back on pipetting and order a ValuMix™ Assay to have your probes and ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
Do you remember when the most popular method of DNA amplification involved multiple hybridizations, followed by single ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is a ...
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Topics: RNA FISH, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
Non-squamous, Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common cause of death in the US and globally, has recently ...
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Topics: Molecular diagnostics, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
Fluorophores are molecules that can absorb light energy in a process called excitation and re-emit light energy at a ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- Fluorescent probes are used in biochemical assays to monitor specific events ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) was developed as a means to detect the ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
If you run quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays, the chances are that you’ve seen some strange looking ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- ROX in qPCR Quantitative real-time RT-PCR was developed as a means of ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- Research trends in laboratories today increasingly steer towards gene ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
Scorpions™ Primers are dual-labeled FRET probes that combine a Molecular Beacon-like probe structure and a PCR primer ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
Molecular Beacons are a special type of dual-labeled oligonucleotide probe. Beacons are hairpin loop structures with a ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article A BHQ® probe is a dual-labeled oligonucleotide covalently labeled with a ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- The aim of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method is to amplify or ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
At the third qPCR Symposium, held November 9th -12th in Millbrae, CA, ETS laboratories (ETS) scientist Rich DeScenzo ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- Genomic DNA contamination has been a hot topic for qPCR researchers since ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
By now, you've no doubt read about the reductions in error, cost and time that can be achieved by multiplexing ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- ε = m.c.2 (shall I explain? slope efficiency equals manageable and ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- Competitive qRT-PCR has become a lost art. Early titans of probe-based PCR ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- Ribosomes are comprised of two subunits, one small (40S) and one large ...
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Topics: Oligo synthesis and modifications, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
A "Referral from the Doctor" Blog Article- Top 10 Reference Genes for probe-based Real-time PCR in 2009: • Acidic ...
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Topics: qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
When to use an internal Black Hole Quencher (BHQ) label in a fluorescence-quenched probe for real-time qPCR? When the ...
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Topics: Oligo synthesis and modifications, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science
Biosearch Technologies will now be offering the option of salt-free primer pairs for purchase with any probe order. A ...
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Topics: Oligo synthesis and modifications, qPCR, Human healthcare, General science