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Nucleic Acid
Nucleic acids ( i.e., DNA and RNA) are the key macromolecules of life, composed of nucleotide monomers that consist of a 5-carbon sugar ( ribose for DNA and deoxyribose for RNA), a base (adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine, or uracil), and a phosphate group.
NOV 02, 2022 | 6:00 AM
CRISPR has revolutionized the biosciences over the past decade. The RNA-targeting CRISPR effector protein Cas13, discovered in 2016, opened up a myriad of new applications for CRISPR-based t...
OCT 13, 2022 | 9:00 AM
First Broadcast: Date: October 12, 2022 Time: 8:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT Second Broadcast: Date: October 12, 2022 Time: 9:00am SGT The new Embedded CryoSPARC Live, now fully integrated with t...
SEP 29, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: September 29, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is one of the most widely used delivery vehicles in gene therapy. To ensure the safety...
SEP 22, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Date: September 22, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT), 7:00pm (CEST) Digital PCR (dPCR) is a specialized approach to nucleic acid detection ......
SEP 20, 2022 | 7:00 AM
Date: September 20, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) Filtration is a critical component of sample preparation and choosing the correct filtration device affects the resu...
SEP 08, 2022 | 12:00 PM
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) uses a stand-displacing DNA polymerase and four to six primers to rapidly amplify DNA at a single temperature. By eliminating temperature cyclin...
SEP 07, 2022 | 12:00 PM
The lack of preparedness for detecting the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 pathogen, the pathogen responsible for the COVID-19 disease, has caused enormous harm to public health and the economy...
AUG 10, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Date: August 10, 2022 Time: 10:00am PDT, 1:00pm EDT The global pandemic has increased focus and scrutiny on molecular diagnostic assay development, resulting in a need for assays that provid...
JUL 26, 2022 | 9:00 AM
Date: July 26, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CEST) Organoids and spheroids are increasingly being used in many research applications, including drug discovery, toxicology,...
JUN 16, 2022 | 7:00 AM
Date: June 16, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) Lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) are effective non-viral vectors for delivering messenger RNA products (mRNA), most notab...
JUN 14, 2022 | 9:00 AM
Date: June 14, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CEST) E. coli B-strains, such as BL21, and their derivatives are often used for protein expression due to their optimized amino...
MAY 25, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Date: May 25, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT), 7:00pm (CEST) Programmable RNA base editors are excellent tools to modify RNA transcripts at precise locations or designated hotspots. P...
MAY 17, 2022 | 9:00 AM
Date: May 17, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 8:00pm (CEST) Gene therapeutics have great potential to treat many severe diseases in an unprecedented, targeted manner. The biopharmace...
MAY 04, 2022 | 1:30 PM
Wastewater samples are challenging substrates for nucleic acid extraction, and choice of extraction method will determine the success of downstream analysis. Extraction methods must be able...
APR 19, 2022 | 3:00 PM
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNAs with an average size of 22 nucleotides that regulate gene expression through various mechanisms. During the last decade, researchers have identified over 26...
