A new form of PCR has been used to improve the library preparation for forensic DNA typing from difficult samples like touch evidence and human remains. Typically, DNA sequencing and analysis is ...

Real-time PCR or quantitative PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is an advancement of the standard PCR technique, which enables continuous monitoring of the reaction and collection of data in real time.

Gene expression experiments measure changes in RNA transcript levels to compare how genes are up- or down-regulated across different biological conditions and are a crucial element to many research ...

PCR genetic analysis has been in the spotlight since COVID-19, but light is now further facilitating PCR-free methods. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed a light-induced DNA ...

Launched last year, iGenomics was hailed as the ‘world’s first DNA “tricorder”’. Developed at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (NY, USA), this free app pairs with Oxford Nanopore’s MinION sequencer and ...

As the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease spreads across the world, the IAEA, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is offering its support ...