Various technologies are currently available to quantify DNA methylation. However, rapid and simple methods for determining the DNA methylation status of CpG sites in genes still remain elusive. In ...

Detection and/or amplification of target DNA sequences by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a prevalent method in molecular biology. PCR has a broad range of applications, including use in research ...

This collection of laboratory protocols describes the steps to collect viruses from various samples with the specific aim of generating viral metagenome sequence libraries (viromes). Viral ...

Discover the principles behind Countable PCR, how it compares with established molecular quantification methods, and what direct RNA counting could mean for research and clinical applications.

Explore 40 years of PCR history, from Kary Mullis’s invention story to the rise of digital PCR and how it revolutionized ...

Testing for COVID-19 continues to be one of the most important tools in the global fight to slow and reduce the impact of the pandemic, particularly until vaccines are more widely available. Regular ...

Minute Molecular, the company developing the device, has high hopes for it as an efficient and accurate means of testing people at schools, workplaces and sports stadiums. Northwestern ...

A new Scientific Reports paper presents the most detailed evaluation to date of early in‑ovo sexing and genotyping using ...