A recent study conducted by researchers at the Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia evaluated the efficiency of several commercially available kits for extracting cell-free circulating DNA from p
Oftentimes, there isn’t a simple black-and-white answer to the questions we ponder most. If you’re lucky, the biggest decision you may need to make today is what to have for dinner. However, getting a
Imagine the scenario: The head of your department has approved the funds for your research project, you have your protocol set-up and you decide on an isolation kit. You’ve done the laborious task of
Plum pox is a devastating viral disease that threatens Niagara’s stone fruit industry. The disease is caused by the plum pox virus (PPV) of the genus Potyvirus. Plants that are susceptible to PPV incl
Have you ever seen an apple with blotchy skin or an avocado with strange yellow markings? These abnormalities could be the result of the plant suffering from a viroid infection. Viroids are small, cir
According to the World Health Organization, cancer was the leading cause of death worldwide in 2020 1. With countless individuals dying from breast, lung, colorectal and other forms of cancers daily,
Is it possible that your COVID-19 workflow is not as accurate as you may think?
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and laboratories scrambled to develop SARS-CoV-2 test kits in mass
For the first time ever, the Human Genome Project gave researchers the ability to sequence the base pairs of human
DNA and read a human's entire genetic makeup. The project took around 13 years to
On July 10th and 11th 2018, Norgen Biotek Corp. hosted their first annual Global Distributor Meeting. The two-day meeting consisted of product training, laboratory demonstrations a