The collection of high-quality genomic DNA remains a major barrier in pediatric and neurodevelopmental research, particularly ...

Formalin-fixed paraffin embedding (FFPE) is employed in hospitals around the world to preserve and store clinical samples. However, extracting and purifying DNA from FFPE samples presents challenges, ...

When you think about scientific research, you probably envision a sterile room that houses gleaming beakers, rows of pipettes and centrifuges. But what if you could house a lab on a chip? Call it the ...

Researchers report successful results from an experimental cancer-detection system that appears to have overcome some of the challenges of the 'liquid biopsy' in a novel, cost-effective way. Early ...

A new technique, which involves melting bacterial DNA found in blood samples, could deliver diagnoses of potentially fatal infections faster than ever before. Results may be obtained in a few hours, ...