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 ...
The ground beneath your feet might contain Neanderthal DNA, which scientists can now extract and analyze. The heart, beating in your chest, well, it could, if necessary, be swapped out for the heart ...
Genetic anthropologist Jennifer Raff walks through the delicate and precise art of obtaining DNA samples from centuries-old human remains. The following is an excerpt from Origin: A Genetic History of ...
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, ...
BioEcho Life Sciences, the biotechnology company delivering rapid and sustainable nucleic acid extraction products, announces the EchoLUTION FFPE DNA Kit release, for an innovative way to extract DNA ...
To obtain high-quality, purified nucleic acids, scientists can use several different methods, including phenol-chloroform extraction, cesium chloride/ethidium bromide (CsCl/EtBr) gradient ...
Swedish Researchers Extract Ancient Scandinavians' DNA From a 10,000-Year-Old 'Chewing Gum' Advanced technology has finally allowed experts to analyze DNA from a chewed-up birch bark in Sweden, ...