What does a positive PCR result mean…or not mean?
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has remained a hugely important laboratory tool for decades. Subtle changes to the enzymes and drastic change to detection of a result have occurred in Read More …
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Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)…a primer for virus detection
IMPORTED POST* The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a cyclical enzyme-driven amplification technique for copying a chain of DNA into billions of new copies. The purpose of PCR is to Read More …
HTLV-1 primers: a list of some that have been published in the scientific literature
In recent weeks there has been a surge in media interest about a virus called human T-lymphotropic virus I (HTLV-1) that is present among the Indigenous Australians living in communities Read More …