Molecular Diagnostics


Bio-Rad Launches Synthetic Negative and HAI Negative Run Controls
Bio-Rad Laboratories (Hercules, CA, USA) has launched two new Exact Diagnostics products: Synthetic Negative Run Control, which complements the Tick-borne, Meningitis/Encephalitis and Sexually-Transmitted Infections products; and HAI Negative Run Control, which complements the Hospital-Associated Infections products. More...08 Jul 2022


Portable HPV Test Enables Early Detection of Cervical Cancer at POC
A more accessible test, based on self-sampling, could increase cervical cancer screening in low-income or isolated populations, as well as among women in general who for a variety of reasons do not attend regular screenings. More...06 Jul 2022

Clinical Genomic Profiling Recommended for Bone Sarcoma Patients
The term “sarcoma” is shorthand for a complex family of more than 70 different diseases arising from connective tissue, independent of anatomic location, with each histology having unique natural history, biology, genetics, prognosis, and treatment. More...05 Jul 2022

Pocket-Sized Devices Enable Real-Time DNA and RNA Sequencing Anywhere
A new generation of sensing technology uses nanopores - nano-scale holes - embedded in high-tech electronics, to perform precise molecular analyses in fully scalable formats from pocket to population-scale devices. More...05 Jul 2022

System Separates Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood Samples, Improves Cancer Diagnostics
A new approach that can successfully and rapidly isolate rare circulating tumor cells from patient blood samples could help improve cancer diagnosis and the ability to provide targeted and personalized treatments. More...01 Jul 2022
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