Nucleic acid extraction is a fundamental step in unlocking the genetic information contained within biological samples. Isolated nucleic acids are the basis for a multitude of analyses and ...

Technologies Focused at Both the Research and Clinical Markets Stir Excitement in the Field ...

Kieser, E. and Budowle, B. (2020) Chapter 13 - Select methods for the microbial forensic nucleic acid analysis of trace and uncultivable specimens. Microbial Forensics (Third Edition) (pp.195-205 ...

Commonly used nucleic acid quantification methods were compared in the application note 352 (Figure 1A). Absorbance-based detection maps high concentrations well, whereas fluorescence-based ...

PacBio sued Oxford for infringement of two patents related to methods for sequencing nucleic acids (such as DNA) using nanopore technology. The methods involve drawing nucleic acids through a ...

Many techniques for nucleic acid amplification have been developed. Broadly, these can be divided into two categories: thermocycling amplification techniques and isothermal amplification techniques.

Nucleic acid sequencing methods, which determine the order of nucleotides in DNA, are rapidly progressing. These processes yield large quantities of sequence data that helps researchers understand ...

Next-generation sequencing technologies are modern methods of identifying the nucleic acid sequence of DNA. The use of fluorescently labeled dNTPs allows for faster results, sequencing thousands ...

Jeff Nivala, a molecular engineer at the University of Washington, sees nanopore technology as the way forward toward single-molecule protein sequencing and beyond.In this interview, Nivala describes ...