Modifications and adaptations continue to improve how we use PCR, spurring a new level of creativity in genomics hypotheses and enabling a broad versatility in applications. PCR has the speed, ...

Digital Droplet PCR (ddPCR) is a method for performing digital PCR use microfluidic water-oil emulsion technology. By utilizing microfluidics and fractionating DNA samples into nanoliter droplets , ...

Schematic version of on-site wastewater analysis using the microfluidic strips (Credit: Yuwei Pan et al., Cell, 2024) Wastewater sampling has become a popular way over the years to keep track of the ...

Fast, inexpensive, and multiplexed detection of pathogens is of great value to human health and global security 1,2. Several diagnostic applications require the rapid detection of diverse nucleic ...

Microfluidics technology development is entering a new phase, according to Andreas Manz, Ph.D., head of research at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Saarbrücken, Germany. Now that the ...

Multiple respiratory viruses lead to high morbidity and mortality, yet global surveillance platforms focus primarily on seasonal influenza viruses. The COVID-19 pandemic and new RSV vaccines highlight ...

A team from the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, led by associate professor Dr. Zachary Gagnon and graduate student Md Nazibul Islam, has developed a novel ...

With nanoliter-scale reaction volumes, microfluidics-based real-time PCR (RT-PCR) devices speed up genomic analyses and library prep. With the advent of microfluidics-based real-time PCR (RT-PCR) ...

To permanently access this eBook for free, fill out the short form below. This essential resource will guide you through how microfluidics-based PCR is transforming genomics research, providing ...

The infection of human immunology viruses (HIV) occurs by integrating its genome into infected cells to enter an inactive state of reversible latency that evades anti-retroviral therapy. The capacity ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Advanced molecular diagnostics tests that can rapidly and precisely detect diseases within the home could revolutionize preventive medicine and improve global biosecurity. Nucleic ...