Today’s thermocyclers are more intuitive and flexible, letting scientists focus on their experiments rather than their ...

PCR amplifies DNA in a three-step process ... Like any thermal cycler, [Urs Gaudenz]’s PocketPCR automates those temperature shifts, using a combination of PCB-mounted heating elements and ...

In order for a virus like the COVID-19 virus to be detected early in the body using real time RT–PCR, scientists need to convert the RNA to DNA. This is a process called ‘reverse transcription’. They ...

Standard PCR works best, therefore, as a qualitative technique. But many researchers want to use PCR quantitatively (Q-PCR), to measure gene expression or copy number, or to calculate viral titer, for ...

One of the tools scientists use is amplified fragment length polymorphism polymerase chain reaction (AFLP-PCR). In order to understand how AFLP-PCR works, it's first important to understand what ...

How? Scientists are using ChIP and PCR to find out. To examine changes in histone modification during blood cell development in chickens, the investigators started with whole chromatin from ...