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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.
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.

genetics, techniques, 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!
Advances in the functional characterization of newly discovered microproteins hint at their diverse roles  in health and disease
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.
How to Track Metabolites in Tissues Using NMR
Katherine Bourzac | Aug 1, 2018 | 7 min read
Whether it’s aligning software or prepping samples, researchers share their tips for studying the metabolome with this underused approach.
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.
Image of the Day: Remodeled
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 25, 2018 | 1 min read

Researchers use CRISPR-Cas9 to create transgenic Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus, a cnidarian, for the first time.

Infographic: Combo Method of Stem Cell Generation
Ruth Williams | Nov 30, 2017 | 1 min read
Simultaneous exposure to reprogramming and gene-editing plasmids efficiently produces edited pluripotent colonies.
Gene Editing: From Roots to Riches
Amanda B. Keener | Oct 1, 2016 | 5 min read
Advances in genetic manipulation have simplified the once daunting task of rewriting a gene.
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.
Proto-Organelles for Synthetic Cells
Ruth Williams | Dec 1, 2013 | 2 min read
Researchers construct lipid-encapsulated compartments within synthetic cells.
Identifying Diet-Treatable Diseases
Sabrina Richards | Apr 10, 2012 | 1 min read
Scientists test which mutations underlie metabolic diseases that may benefit from changes in diet.
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.
Chinese Miracle Pig Cloned
Bob Grant | Sep 21, 2011 | 1 min read
Scientists have cloned a castrated male hog that survived for more than a month buried in the rubble after a massive 2008 earthquake in China.
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.
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