Improving rapid tests: DNA nanotechnology boosts sensitivity of test strips
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, pretty much everybody is familiar with this technology: paper-based rapid test strips, also ...
New guide seeks to advance DNA library of marine species
A team of scientists has created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, ...
C&EN25 天
Amplification-Free Quantification of Endogenous Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Using Solid ...
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) quantification is crucial in understanding mitochondrial dysfunction, which is linked to a variety of diseases, including cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. Traditional ...
The Scientist13 天
DNA Profiling: Tracing Killers and Solving Mysteries Using Genetic Clues
In the early 1990s, the FBI had begun exploring STR markers, whose short, two- to six-base pair sequences made them more efficient with PCR, which provided faster and more reliable amplification than ...
Chemistry World14 天
The circles of DNA that cause cancer
Ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA is implicated in many cancers. Rachel Brazil talks to the scientists trying to uncover their ...
来自MSN25 天
CRISPR-Cascade test detects bloodstream infections in minutes without amplification
In the study, "Amplification-free, OR-gated CRISPR-Cascade reaction for pathogen detection in blood samples," published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers conducted a ...
C&EN19 天
DNA Fragment Fusion and Nucleic Acid Detection by Fusion Recombinase-Aided Amplification
Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sanitary Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou ...