qPCR

An automated sampler that is collecting a sample from a sewer line.

Tracking Community Health Through Wastewater Surveillance

Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Feb 1, 2024 | 8 min read

By monitoring disease biomarkers within wastewater, researchers gain insight into disease prevalence within communities.

A scientist loads a 96-well plate containing qPCR reactions into a thermal cycler for DNA amplification and detection.

Insights into qPCR: Protocol, Detection Methods, and Analysis

Tanuka Biswas, PhD | Nov 8, 2023 | 6 min read

Learn about quantitative PCR (qPCR), including its fundamentals, common applications, modes of detection, and key quantification methods.

qPCR: Driving Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease

Nathan Ni, PhD | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 min read

Natalie Knox and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory are helping establish a national qPCR-driven wastewater surveillance network for SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases.

PCR tubes placed into the 96-well loading chamber of a PCR thermocycler instrument.

Directing Superior Reagents for Better PCR Results

The Scientist and MilliporeSigma | Oct 2, 2023 | 3 min read

Directed evolution approaches are creating new reagents to help a tried-and-true technique reach new heights.

Integrating Technologies into Neurodegenerative Disease Research

Thermo Fisher Scientific | Jun 6, 2023 | 1 min read

Genetic analysis techniques give researchers the power to better understand, detect, and treat disease.

Learn how cell-free DNA is used for disease biomarker detection

Cell-Free DNA in Clinical Diagnostics

Tecan | Mar 29, 2023 | 1 min read

Advancements in measuring DNA in bodily fluids create new opportunities for understanding disease.

Improve qPCR Efficiency and Reproducibility

The Components of Effective qPCR

Bio-Rad | Mar 27, 2023 | 1 min read

Putting the pieces together for molecular diagnostics and infectious disease research

Improve cancer diagnostics using genetic technologies

The Genetics of Cancer Risk

Thermo Fisher Scientific | Feb 3, 2023 | 1 min read

Learn how to discover cancer biomarkers with genomics.

Strategies to overcome common qPCR challenges

Real-Time PCR Tips and Tricks

Analytik Jena | Jan 19, 2023 | 1 min read

Strategies to overcome common qPCR challenges

Scalable and reproducible solutions in CAR T cell therapy workflows

Advancing CAR T Cell Research and Development

Bio-Rad | Oct 20, 2022 | 1 min read

How to develop the best CAR T cell product for preclinical use.

Quality Control for In Vitro Transcription RNA Synthesis

Agilent | Aug 25, 2022 | 1 min read

Parallel capillary electrophoresis is an extremely sensitive, reliable, and high throughput method for checking RNA synthesis quality.

Streamlining qPCR Through Standardization

The Scientist and Bio-Rad Laboratories | May 4, 2022 | 1 min read

The importance of standardization for research and diagnostic result reproducibility

The Components of Effective qPCR

The Scientist and Bio-Rad Laboratories | Apr 18, 2022 | 1 min read

Putting the pieces together for molecular diagnostics and infectious disease research

Viral Nucleic Acid Purification in a Single Spin

The Scientist and MilliporeSigma | Apr 6, 2022 | 3 min read

A simple nucleic acid extraction approach quickly purifies genomic viral RNA and DNA while minimizing cross-contamination risks.

A Better Way to Perform PCR

Bio-Rad Laboratories | Mar 23, 2022 | 1 min read

Researchers turn to ddPCR for accurate nucleic acid quantification during biotherapeutic development.

Determine RNA quality and quantity with automated electrophoresis instruments

Empower RNA Research

Agilent | Mar 10, 2022 | 1 min read

Automated electrophoresis instruments perform reliable RNA sample quality control and fragment analysis.

Thinking Digital: When qPCR Doesn’t Make the Cut

The Creative Services Team in collaboration with Bio-Rad Laboratories | Oct 20, 2021 | 1 min read

Bio-Rad experts Eddy van Collenburg and Jörg Bantin will discuss where your research can greatly benefit from using ddPCR rather than qPCR, as well as how to ensure a seamless transition to ddPCR.