Biotium, a leading provider of fluorescent reagents for life science research, has expanded its trusted Cheetah™ Taq DNA Polymerase line with two powerful new formulations: Cheetah™ FLEX HotStart Taq DNA Polymerase and Cheetah™ PEA-PLEX HotStart Taq DNA Polymerase. These innovative products are engineered to meet the needs of today’s high-performance molecular workflows, from fast-cycling qPCR … Read more
Brazilian researchers reveal that even mild cases of COVID-19 can temporarily reduce heart rate variability, with stress on the autonomic nervous system lasting up to six months—especially in older individuals. Study: Impact of COVID-19 on heart rate variability in post-COVID individuals compared to a control group. Image Credit: Swetochka / Shutterstock.com Several studies have reported that … Read more
Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key to the initiation of prostate cancer, as previously thought, suggests the first study of its kind, published online in the open access journal BMJ Oncology. If confirmed in further studies, the findings suggest that it may be time to … Read more
Using a new technology and computational method, researchers from Fred Hutch Cancer Center and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a biomarker capable of accurately predicting outcomes in meningioma brain tumors and breast cancers. In the study, published today in Science, the researchers discovered that the amount of a specific enzyme, … Read more
Using a new technology and computational method, researchers from Fred Hutch Cancer Center and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a biomarker capable of accurately predicting outcomes in meningioma brain tumors and breast cancers. In the study, published today in Science, the researchers discovered that the amount of a specific enzyme, … Read more
Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical component of the Nipah virus, a highly lethal bat-borne pathogen that has caused outbreaks in humans almost every year since it was identified in 1999. The advance, described Jan. 20 in Cell, brings scientists a step closer … Read more