Whether it’s an alien concept or a familiar technology, researchers often find themselves asking these questions about digital PCR – What is it? When and why to use it? How does it compare to qPCR? We have compiled answers to some of the most frequently asked questions, from principle to workflow and applications. What… Read article →
The quality of the NGS library is a critical factor for the success of the sequencing run, affecting both the sequence validity and the number of reads. Quality control procedures of library preparation ensure that only samples of good quality are processed and sequenced to generate reads of the highest quality that can be confidently… Read article →
When telling you to throw out your gum, neither you nor your grade-school teachers ever expected research like this. In the quest to find ancient DNA left by our ancestors, a group of researchers analyzed mastics found at a Mesolithic site, Huseby Klev, in western Sweden. Mastics are chewing “gums” made from tree pitch or other natural substances… Read article →
Working with DNA samples requires a lot of accuracy and precision. Anyone who has ever run a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is very aware of how time consuming and complex this technique is. There are so many rules to follow and steps where potential mistakes can be introduced. But, does it have to be that… Read article →
The cutting edge of cancer research is finding connections between tumor growth and the composition of gut microbiomes. Wadie D. Mahauad-Fernandez, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral oncology fellow at Stanford University, in Stanford, Calif. He and his team are exploring how delicate interplay of chemicals produced by gut flora impact cancer and vice versa. How did… Read article →
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