Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a fundamental molecular biology tool that scientists use to amplify and analyze genetic material, such as DNA and RNA. PCR involves the enzymatic amplification of ...

DNA sequencing was revolutionized after scientists discovered a new bacterium in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park ...

When the first thermal cyclers for the polymerase chain reaction came out in the 1980s, they were as expensive as a market driven by grant money could make them. Things haven’t got much better ...

RT–PCR is a variation of PCR, or polymerase chain reaction. The two techniques use the same process except that RT–PCR has an added step of reverse transcription of RNA to DNA, or RT, to allow for ...

In the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), for example, recognition is provided by sequence-specific hybridization of short oligonucleotides to a larger target, whereas signal amplification requires ...

One of the tools scientists use is amplified fragment length polymorphism polymerase chain reaction (AFLP-PCR ... PCR conditions to permit promiscuous amplification of genomic regions.

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing are intricately linked and vital to many fields in the life sciences. First invented in 1983, PCR is used to dramatically amplify DNA in a matter of ...

Common measurements for modified adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), a gene therapy delivery method, showed substantial variation in accuracy and precision.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in waterways presents a critical threat. If commonly used antibiotics are deemed useless, decades of progress in human medicine and agriculture could be undermined.

Aside from producing a result far faster than a typical polymerase chain reaction (PCR ... takes an hour or so due to its genetic material amplification process. A remaining challenge to overcome ...