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Episode 9 – rDNA detection with Dr Jorge Haller, Prevail Therapeutics & Dr Mark White, Bio-Rad
This podcast features an exploration of detecting host cell residual DNA in AAV vector production for gene therapy.
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Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCRs)
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Sunlight shown to trigger DNA mutation that causes melanoma
New research found mutations that cause melanoma result from a chemical conversion in DNA fuelled by sunlight, undermining previous theories.
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Episode 2 – SARS-CoV-2 variants with Dr Justin Lee, CDC, Professor Vasan, CSIRO & Dr Chantal Vogels, Yale School of Medicine
Listen to this podcast to discover how SARS-CoV-2 variants are sequenced and why PCR assays could provide an alternative for resource-constrained places.
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RT-ddPCR assay developed to quantify regions of SARS-CoV-2 RNA
Scientists have created a RT-ddPCR assay to analyse both the non-coding and coding RNA regions of SARS-CoV-2.
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Assay developed to detect cathepsin B in blood samples
Scientists have created an assay to detect the protein cathepsin B in blood, a biomarker for a range of diseases.
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Application note: One-step RT-qPCR products for high-throughput research applications
Quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) involves the detection and quantification of RNA.
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Expert view: The importance of accurate synthetic DNA fragments
Innovations in synthesis technology and gene synthesis have become a powerful and valuable means of obtaining genetic material.
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Realising the promise of laboratory automation in biomedical research
Automation offers a choice of powerful ways to design and execute high-quality laboratory research. The use of lab automation is now pervasive in biomedical labs, offering versatile platforms on which to perform an ever‑expanding array of tasks free of human errors, and a unique means to address the problems associated…
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Expert view: Overcoming NGS obstacles
Using next-generation sequencing techniques enables pharmaceutical companies to explore the molecular landscape of disease initiation and progression with unprecedented clarity. Dr Sam Rulli, Product Manager at QIAGEN, provides his insight into the major challenges researchers face...
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App note: Evaluation of RNA isolation efficiency of Pall AcroPrep™ Advance 96-Well Long Tip Filter Plate for Nucleic Acid Binding
In this application note, Pall Laboratory evaluate the performance of the Pall AcroPrep Advance 96-Well Filter Plates for Nucleic Acid Binding (Pall NAB plate), which contain a silica-based quartz glass fiber media for the isolation of total RNA...
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Bio-Rad CFX96 Touch™ Real-Time PCR Detection System
4 August 2016 | By Bio-Rad Laboratories
The CFX96™ Optical Reaction Module converts the C1000 Touch™ Thermal Cycler chassis into the powerful and precise CFX96 Touch Real-Time PCR Detection System...
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Leukaemia study takes aim at therapy resistant proteins
28 July 2016 | By Caleb Radford, The Lead
Assessing a patient's levels of the P-glycoprotein soon after they start receiving Glivec therapy will help to predict that patient’s long-term response to the leukaemia drug, according to new research from SAHMRI and the University of Adelaide...