European Medical Journal

Rapid PCR Test Detects Drinking Water Contamination

A new RT-PCR test detects intestinal enterococci in drinking water within 3–4 hours, offering faster identification of ...
BMJ Open

Cross-sectional study on norovirus genotyping and epidemiology among hospitalised children with acute gastroenteritis in Tianjin, North China, 2020–2023

Purpose To understand the molecular epidemiological and clinical characteristics of norovirus in children with acute ...
ascopubs.org

Prognostic Significance of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction for Prostate-Specific Antigen in Men With Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine Chemotherapy for Advanced Transitional-Cell Carcinoma of the Urothelial Tract: A Phase II Trial of the Minnie Pearl Cancer Research Network PURPOSE: To evaluate the ...
US Geological Survey

Universal reverse-transcriptase real-time PCR for infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV)

Authors Maureen K. Purcell, Rachel L. Thompson, Kyle A. Garver, Laura M. Hawley, William N. Batts, Laura Sprague, Corie Sampson, James R. Winton ...

How do PCR, Sanger sequencing, NGS, and digital PCR differ? | Choosing the right genetic testing technology

When reading articles about genetic testing, terms like PCR, Sanger sequencing, NGS, and digital PCR often appear.While all ...
International Atomic Energy Agency

COVID-19 Real-Time RT–PCR Testing Explained

Since the emergence of COVID-19 in late 2019, the gold standard in testing for the disease has been a nuclear-derived technique: real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, or real-time ...
The Scientist

Thermostable Reverse Transcriptase at Room Temperature

New England Biolabs (NEB®) announced today that they have released a novel, thermostable reverse transcriptase, WarmStart® RTx Reverse Transcriptase, specifically designed for nucleic acid detection.