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Coronavirus Mutations Could Muddle COVID-19 PCR Tests
Coronavirus Mutations Could Muddle COVID-19 PCR Tests
Researchers find that SARS-CoV-2 variants can evade primer-probe sets and recommend that diagnostic assays include multiple targets for reliability.
Researchers find that SARS-CoV-2 variants can evade primer-probe sets and recommend that diagnostic assays include multiple targets for reliability.
techniques, genetics & genomics, genetics, cell & molecular biology
Lab-Grown Mouse Embryos Form Limbs and Organs
Lisa Winter | Mar 19, 2021 | 3 min read
The embryos completed one-third of their total gestation outside of a uterus.
Advances in Nucleic Acid Sequencing
The Scientist | Aug 13, 2020 | 1 min read
Download this eBook to learn how new sequencing methods revolutionize genetics research!
The Dark Matter of the Human Proteome
Annie Rathore | Apr 1, 2019 | 10 min read
Advances in the functional characterization of newly discovered microproteins hint at diverse roles in health and disease.
Image of the Day: Beating Heart
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 2, 2018 | 1 min read
Scientists at the Allen Institute for Cell Science have developed an open-source stem cell line with fluorescent tags for cardiac cells.
Messages in the Noise
Sarah C.P. Williams | Aug 1, 2015 | 7 min read
After spending more than a decade developing tools to study patterns in gene sequences, bioinformaticians are now working on programs to analyze epigenomics data.
Stem Cells: Old vs. New
Bob Grant | Dec 2, 2011 | 2 min read
A new study finds key differences between established and new human embryonic stem cell lines.
Regulating the Humanized
Bob Grant | Jul 25, 2011 | 1 min read
A UK panel puts forth guidelines for research that use experimental animals harboring human cells and tissues.
Top 7 in Genomics & Genetics
Bob Grant | Jul 19, 2011 | 3 min read
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in genomics, genetics, and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
Zinc Fingers Bear Fruit
Bob Grant | Jul 18, 2011 | 1 min read
A method for precise gene editing is able to change disease-causing point mutations in human stem cell DNA.