Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a laboratory method in which a specific segment of genetic material is amplified by undergoing multiple rounds of DNA synthesis. PCR utilizes synthetic fragments of DNA, made up of a specific sequence of nucleotides, designed to select the desired segment of DNA.
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Respiratory viral infections remain a leading cause of medical visits and can contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality. Influenza, together with pneumonia, is the leading infectiou...
DATE: September 25, 2019TIME: 10:00am PT, 1:00pm ET Stool culture is the traditional method for identification of bacterial gastrointestinal (GI pathogens. Many of theses patho...
DATE: September 17, 2019TIME: 9:00am PTSpatial Transcriptomics (ST) technology reveals gene expression from up to one thousand spots across a tissue section. In this webinar, Dr. H...
Background: The vast majority of all genes are contained within the genomes of the prokaryotes, including the eubacteria and the archaea. These largely single-cellular domains of life thus...
DATE: September 10, 2019TIME: 8:00am PTNext generation sequencing of the immune repertoire allows detailed, sequence-specific insight into the immune system’s adaptive response...
DATE: September 5, 2019TIME: 7:00am PT, 10:00am ET, 4:00pm CEST PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) has gone through a massive evolution since its development in 1983. Besides it...
DNA profiling tools to teach undergraduate students about forensics generally utilize the PV92 Alu and D1S80 VNTR markers, but are both limited in scope. In contrast, advanced profiling syste...
DATE: July 24, 2019TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ET This webinar offers an overview of C. difficile diagnostic test methods, discussion on the controversy regarding the best laborat...
This talk will review successful efforts at Washington University to employ novel reagents and informatics to the problem of rare allele detection. I will discuss a published bakeoff of in si...
DATE: June 5, 2019TIME: 8:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT, 5:00pm CEST Eukaryotic cell cultures respond to the most subtle influence. Apart from the risk of contamination, minimal chan...
DATE: May 16, 2019TIME: 7:00am PDT, 10:00am EDT, 4:00pm CEST The emergence of NGS is revolutionizing the microbiological sciences and transforming medicine. Deep sequencing has...
Screening to identify all known viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms including bacteria, fungus and parasites in human tumor tissues will provide a more comprehensive understanding of...