PCR genetic analysis has been in the spotlight since COVID-19, but light is now further facilitating PCR-free methods. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed a light-induced DNA ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the term "Polymerase Chain Reaction testing" into the mainstream. The PCR method is a type of nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) that detects a pathogen by finding ...

Scientists manufacture many biotherapeutic products in immortalized cell lines, most commonly HEK293. Residual HEK293 DNA in biotherapeutic candidates can harbor tumorigenic or retroviral sequences ...

Genetic testing can be a fearful, daunting, overwhelming, exciting, or joyful experience. In many cases, the emotions of people who pursue genetic testing can be described with more than just one of ...

Doctor Eva Aluvalaa, head of Human DNA at KEMRI. Kenyans will now have to pay more to conduct Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) identification following the revised prices by the Kenya Medical Research ...

MANILA, Philippines — Children born out of wedlock are legally classified as Illegitimate — that is born outside of a valid marriage of their father and mother. This classification has significant ...

Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) demand rigorous sterility testing. Yet traditional growth-based methods require 14 days for results, creating a critical bottleneck for short shelf-life ...