The transmission of viruses through biological materials is of great concern to many researchers and managers of lab animal facilities. There is ample documentation 1 for the confounding effects of ...

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 ...

Researchers at Imperial College London say they have developed a novel lab-on-a-chip infection test that could provide less expensive and faster portable diagnostics. The chip, known as TriSilix, is a ...

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Denton, Texas-based PCR clinical lab HealthTrackRx opened a location in Marietta, Ga. HealthTrackRx said March 24 that the new Georgia lab will offer a comprehensive menu of next-day infectious ...

First-year students enrolled in principles of biology at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven recently participated in a ...

In the summer of 1984, Henry Erlich, Glenn Horn, Randy Saiki, and myself were working on developing a DNA test for sickle cell anemia (SCA) at Cetus Corp. SCA is an autosomal dominant disease caused ...

Independent physician-owned pathology lab OmniPathology launched an oral lab-developed PCR test that detects HPV. The test, which involves a throat swab, can detect 14 high-risk strains of the virus, ...