Modern diagnostic methods allow growers to detect pathogens earlier and identify disease pressure with far greater precision than traditional testing methods.

Please give an overview of microsatellite instability (MSI) status and its applications within oncology. Historically Microsatellite Instability (MSI) has been used to screen for Lynch Syndrome, a ...

Explore 40 years of PCR history, from Kary Mullis’s invention story to the rise of digital PCR and how it revolutionized ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a fundamental molecular biology tool that scientists use to amplify and analyze genetic material, such as DNA and RNA. PCR involves the enzymatic amplification of ...

Discover the principles behind Countable PCR, how it compares with established molecular quantification methods, and what direct RNA counting could mean for research and clinical applications.

One of the best ways to figure out how far a virus like COVID-19 has spread in a community is to test for it. This step-by-step guide explains how coronavirus swab-the-nose-and-throat tests work, and ...

Heterozygous deletions of the short arm of chromosome 3 have consistently been found in various types of lung cancer, the shortest region of overlap of the deletions being band 3p21 [1–3]. Therefore, ...