Legislation enacted worldwide to regulate the presence of genetically modified organisms
(GMOs) in crops, foods and ingredients, necessitated the development of reliable and …

RNA and DNA molecules can form complex, three-dimensional folded structures that have
surprisingly sophisticated functions, including catalysing chemical reactions and controlling …

The quantification of the biological diversity in environmental samples using high
throughput DNA sequencing is hindered by the PCR bias caused by variable primer …

Realtime PCR is being used increasingly as the method of choice for mRNA quantification,
allowing rapid analysis of gene expression from low quantities of starting template. Despite …

High-throughput sequencing technologies frequently necessitate the use of PCR for
sequencing library amplification. PCR is a sometimes enigmatic process and is known to …

The chemical study of archaeological materials Archaeological Chemistry, Second Edition is
about the application of the chemical sciences to the study of ancient man and his material …

Endodontic infections have been traditionally studied by culture-dependent methods.
However, as with other areas of clinical microbiology, culture-based investigations are …

Endodontic microbiology deals with the study of the microbial aetiology and pathogenesis of
pulpal and periradicular inflammatory diseases. Research in endodontic microbiology …

By routinely and systematically being able to perform quantitative stem-loop reverse
transcriptase followed by TaqMan® PCR expression analysis on stool and tissue samples …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is an increasingly popular tool for measuring
and cataloguing biodiversity. Because the environments and substrates in which DNA is …