polymerase chain reaction

May 03, 2023

Cancer is a global burden, leading to a significant number of death and disabilities worldwide. In 2020, nearly one in six deaths were related to cancer. Breast cancer, lung cancer, colon and rectum cancer, and prostate cancer are some of the major cancer types, registering the highest number of cases globally. To ...

Apr 12, 2023

Polymerase Chain Reaction, commonly called PCR, is one of the most well-known methods in molecular biology utilized for amplifying target sequences from a DNA template in an exponential manner. PCR has various applications, and the scope is vast in healthcare and other related domains. It was invented in 1983 by Am...

Mar 02, 2023

AI-powered Sensora Platform Launched by Eko for Cardiac Disease Detection On February 23, 2023, Eko, a digital healthcare company employing artificial intelligence (AI) against heart and lung disease, announced the launch of its SENSORA™ Cardiac Disease Detection Platform. The stethoscope, one of the m...

Feb 27, 2023

Measurable or Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) is a term often used when treating patients with blood cancers. MRD is a small number of cancer cells left in the body after cancer treatment, and these cells can potentially cause relapse in these patients. The number of remaining cells is often too small to cause any s...

Dec 15, 2022

BioGX Announced Ex-US Commercial Launch of ‘pixl™’ Portable qPCR Platform On December 8, 2022, BioGX, a global provider of easy molecular diagnostic solutions, announced the Ex-US commercial release of BioGX's portable pixl™ qPCR real-time PCR platform for use with BioGX CE-IVD approved assays.&nbs...

Nov 28, 2018

The researchers announced that they had edited human embryos to repair a damaged gene that can lead to heart failure, but critics raised their eyebrows. Now, new evidence confirms that the gene editing was successful, said by reproductive and developmental biologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health & Science...