DNA

A team of researchers developed a technique, ACE, to improve the ability to study low-abundance proteins using mass cytometry.

Examining the advantages of saliva samples for genomics and microbiome researchers as a source of total nucleic acids. 

The 2.4-million-year-old environmental DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem.

Using a library preparation kit optimized for cell free DNA (cfDNA) provides high quality data for early cancer detection.

The latest automated liquid handling robots are adaptable to numerous techniques for sample extraction, isolation, and purification. 

Explore a cfDNA library preparation workflow that maximizes sensitivity and conversion with low sample inputs.

A new approach using two types of recombinases lets scientists insert larger DNA payloads into human pluripotent stem cells faster than ever before. 

A new technique for synthesizing chromosomes can introduce panels of genes into disease models to facilitate drug testing.

A receptor that recognizes DNA fragments formed during learning is necessary for proper memory formation.

Used across a wide range of techniques and methods, water quality has a pivotal role in genetics and genomics research.

Saliva is a viable alternative source of nucleic acids. A new collection device offers stable and easy saliva collection for extracting both DNA and RNA from a single sample.  

An advanced multiomics solution allows researchers to predict gene expression, chromatin accessibility, and enhancer state from one DNA sample.

A novel instrument simplifies and optimizes every sequencing step.

A common mistake and a well intentioned but misguided gesture led Allison Mackay’s experiment awry in the lab.

A rapid isothermal amplification technique enables pathogen identification and antibiotic resistance detection in low-resource settings.

Recombinase polymerase amplification lets researchers rapidly replicate DNA in the clinic, in the field, or even in the International Space Station.

Samantha Maragh has taken on the difficult challenge of standardizing assays, data norms, and terminology in the ever evolving genome editing field.

Found circulating in peripheral blood, scientists use cell-free DNA (cfDNA) to assess genetic abnormalities, infections, cancer, transplant rejection, and cardiovascular disease.

Natalie Knox and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory are helping establish a national qPCR-driven wastewater surveillance network for SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases.