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DNA Microarray
DNA Microarray: is a collection of microscopic DNA spots attached to a solid surface. Scientists use DNA microarrays to measure the expression levels of large numbers of genes simultaneously or to genotype multiple regions of a genome.
SEP 02, 2015 | 3:00 PM
Biofilm is an ancient and preferred mode of growth for microbes with 99% of all microbes residing in a biofilm. Biofilm is characterized by a community of microbes (usually polymicrobial ofte...
SEP 02, 2015 | 10:30 AM
Advances in sequencing technology and increasing recognition of the importance of our microbial world have led to unprecedented discoveries in recent years with respect to the human microbiom...
SEP 02, 2015 | 6:00 AM
Human microbiome projects have delivered our first glimpse into the microbial communities that reside in and on our bodies. Building on these efforts the research community has begun to corre...
FEB 04, 2015 | 6:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Soiled-bedding sentinels are not always efficient in detecting pathogens in rodent colonies. In this context, PCR-based testing can be more sensitive and is being advocated as adjunct to trad...
OCT 29, 2014 | 3:00 PM
Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) and microarray technologies are revolutionizing cancer research, enabling cancer variant discovery and detection and molecular monitoring. Join u...
AUG 20, 2014 | 8:00 AM
One of the hallmarks of human cancers is genetic instability. My colleagues and I recently identified a remarkable association between human papillomavirus (HPV) and genomic structural variat...
AUG 20, 2014 | 7:30 AM
Next Generation Sequencing has revolutionized genomic variant discovery. The major bottle-neck for sequencing projects is the individual, biological sample, library preparation. This platfo...
OCT 16, 2013 | 9:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
It is now appreciated that breast cancer is not a single disease, but instead is a spectrum of tumor subtypes with distinct cellular origins, somatic changes and somewhat predictable clinical...
AUG 21, 2013 | 3:00 PM
Introduction Although the focus of the genomics community has largely been on DNA polymorphisms which affect disease risk, gene expression, especially of blood cells, has the potential to ref...