Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD) is a malformation of cortical development (Kabat and Król, 2012). It is increasingly known as one of the most common causes of pharmaco-resistant epilepsies in both adults and children (Kabat and Król, 2012) (Najm et al, [...]
There are many benefits to the xxpress® qPCR thermal cycler, one very attractive quality being the outstanding return on investment (ROI) it provides. This is an important factor for many institutions when looking to invest in a new piece of [...]
A Novel Quantitative PCR Mediated by High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase. Traditional PCR methods can be used for viral diagnosis, however they are required to be highly sensitivity, specific and reproducible for this use. These criteria are largely dependent on the complementarity [...]
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sometimes described as ‘molecular photocopying’, is a laboratory technique that allows researchers and technicians to amplify DNA or RNA from as little as a single strand. The technology was first created in 1983 by Biochemist [...]
BJS Biotechnologies are excited to announce the launch of our new, semi-automated heat sealer for use with the xxplate™ SBS. The use of a heat sealer is required in order to weld a sealing film to the top of an [...]
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has a role in monitoring responses to treatment of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is the most common paediatric cancer. Being [...]
Quantitative PCR has played a part in the development of what could be the first objective test for major depressive disorders (MDD) in adults, and one that could predict who might benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Depression is generally [...]
Researchers at the University Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR; also known as real time PCR, RT PCR or qRT-PCR) to understand more about how the chikungunya virus replicates. This could lead [...]
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sometimes described as 'molecular photocopying', is a laboratory technique that allows researchers and technicians to replicate and amplify DNA or RNA from small or damaged samples, even down to a single strand. The technology was [...]
Researchers at the US Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a new and very sensitive technique to detect the glycans (sugars) in living organisms. Dubbed glyco-qPCR, this uses quantitative PCR (qPCR; real-time PCR) techniques. The genome (the whole of a cell, [...]
