Let's face it, we are a results-driven society. Too focused on the outcome, people don't often think about the "how." For instance, did you think about "how" you got to work this morning or did you ...

Potentially valuable sources of DNA have been extracted from human colonic tissues and are retained in biobanks throughout the world, and might be re-examined to better understand host-microbe ...

Let’s face it, we are a results-driven society. Too focused on the outcome, people don’t often think about the “how.” For instance, did you think about “how” you got to work this morning or did you ...

Primerdesign (part of the Novacyt Group), a company focused on the design, manufacture, validation and supply of real-time ...

Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Reports article, entitled: ‘Rapid extraction of DNA suitable for NGS workflows from bacterial cultures using the PDQeX’, as we ask authors about PDQeX, a new ...

The effect of different DNA extraction protocols on activated sludge DNA yield and bacterial community composition was evaluated by temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE). Nine different ...

Formalin-fixed paraffin embedding (FFPE) is employed in hospitals around the world to preserve and store clinical samples. However, extracting and purifying DNA from FFPE samples presents challenges, ...

Researchers have developed a new method to prepare bone powder for ancient DNA extraction. The method outperformed previous techniques of decontaminating ancient bones. Researchers from Max Planck ...

Ancient DNA (aDNA) research, or paleogenomics, extracts and analyzes genetic material from the remains of ancient organisms, ...

Research institutions around the world house valuable genetic information that could help unlock countless medical mysteries.