Quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) proviral DNA is increasingly used to measure the HIV-1 cellular reservoirs, a helpful marker to evaluate the efficacy of antiretroviral ...

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR), invented about three decades ago, soon entered mainstream use thanks to an ongoing series of refinements. One particularly important refinement, introduced about ...

Real-time PCR or quantitative PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is an advancement of the standard PCR technique, which enables continuous monitoring of the reaction and collection of data in real time.

The changing technology landscape will affect the BioWatch program. This chapter comments on additional assay performance considerations that arise from the use of multiplexed real-time polymerase ...

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) from genus beta have been discovered first in patients suffering from epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV). Owing to a specific, genetically determined susceptibility to ...

The OpenArray® Real-Time PCR Platform puts the control in the hands to get the answers you need. It delivers the best combination of convenience, flexibility, throughput, and cost-effectiveness for ...

Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2012;12(7):731-754. SYBR Green and dual-hybridization probes are often used for melting point analysis at the end of the amplification. qPCR presents a number of advantages over ...

With the increasing importance of generating large-scale data to drive new pharmaceutical and biotech discoveries, many scientists are feeling pressure to speed up data collection. One increasingly ...

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific has certified the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 7 Pro Dx Real-Time PCR System* to meet new In Vitro Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR) ...

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 ...