The Scientist

Become a PCR Pro

Since its invention in the 1980s, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) opened the door for applications such as genetic engineering, genotyping, and sequencing, and has become a fundamental part of ...
The Scientist

Reaching Greater PCR Speeds, Specificity, and Fidelity

To say that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has revolutionized the biological sciences is not an understatement. First developed in the early 1980s, the technique allows scientists to amplify DNA ...
BioTechniques

Talking Techniques | How PCR has prevailed during the COVID-19 pandemic

In Part 3 of our COVID-19 diagnostics and detection miniseries, supported by Roche, we explore the contribution PCR has made towards diagnosis during the pandemic. Providing me with an insight into ...
The Digital Universe

BYU team helps create diagnostic tool that achieves accuracy of PCR tests with faster, simpler nanopore system

Over the past four years, many of us have become accustomed to a swab up the nose to test for COVID-19, using at-home rapid antigen tests or the more accurate clinic-provided PCR tests with a longer ...