Potentially valuable sources of DNA have been extracted from human colonic tissues and are retained in biobanks throughout the world, and might be re-examined to better understand host-microbe ...

This looming bias of ignoring the importance of the DNA extraction method became the focal question for researcher Cecelia Giangacomo and her advisor Jason G. Wallace in their latest Phytobiomes ...

Let’s face it, we are a results-driven society. Too focused on the outcome, people don’t often think about the “how.” For instance, did you think about “how” you got to work this morning or did you ...

The effect of different DNA extraction protocols on activated sludge DNA yield and bacterial community composition was evaluated by temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE). Nine different ...

Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Reports article, entitled: ‘Rapid extraction of DNA suitable for NGS workflows from bacterial cultures using the PDQeX’, as we ask authors about PDQeX, a new ...

Formalin-fixed paraffin embedding (FFPE) is employed in hospitals around the world to preserve and store clinical samples. However, extracting and purifying DNA from FFPE samples presents challenges, ...

Insights from IndustryDr. Rajas V. WarkeDirector of Molecular Biology & Virology HiMedia Labs Join us in an engaging interview with Dr. Rajas Warke, Director of Molecular Biology and Virology at ...

Researchers have developed a new method to prepare bone powder for ancient DNA extraction. The method outperformed previous techniques of decontaminating ancient bones. Researchers from Max Planck ...

Research institutions around the world house valuable genetic information that could help unlock countless medical mysteries.