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  • Best Practices for the Use of Micropipets

    Friday, June 13, 2014
    Application Note
    A. Björn Carle Doreen Rumery George Rodrigues
    Every day, air-displacement pipets are used to quantitatively dispense sample and reagent aliquots for reaction, routine analyses, and specialized tests. read more

  • Next-Generation Sequencing for Disease Biomarkers

    Monday, December 15, 2014
    Application Note
    Darren Lee
    Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is beginning to provide powerful insights into genetic mutations and molecular networks underlying disease for a broad set of genes. NGS technologies promise to ... read more

  • Reference Standards Address Technical Challenges in DNA Resequencing

    Tuesday, August 04, 2015
    Application Note
    Natalie A. LaFranzo
    The extensive workflow required to analyze DNA samples using next-generation sequencing (NGS) leaves many opportunities for the introduction of variability. read more

  • In-House Pipette Calibration: The Lean Way

    Thursday, October 08, 2015
    Application Note
    A. Björn Carle
    Sorenson Genomics of Salt Lake City focuses on DNA testing, with its expertise in quality, high-throughput testing that spans several diverse business units and highly accredited laboratories. read more

  • Long Reads and the Return of Reference Genomes

    Thursday, February 18, 2016
    Application Note
    Chris Boles Jonas Korlach
    The availability of inexpensive, massively parallel short-read sequencers shifted the focus of high-quality reference genome production to resequencing and draft genome assemblies, emphasizing ... read more

  • Long-Range Sequencing is Required to Unlock the Full Genome

    Friday, February 19, 2016
    Application Note
    Michael Schnall-Levin
    Next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides unprecedented access to one of biology’s greatest mysteries—the genome. read more

  • The Future of DNA Synthesis

    Thursday, May 26, 2016
    Application Note
    Devin Leake
    Since the launch of the Human Genome Project, the genomes of over 180 organisms have been sequenced. read more

  • Ten Tips for Proper Pipetting

    Monday, November 07, 2016
    Application Note
    A. Björn Carle
    Pipetting proficiency is one of the most critical elements to ensure accuracy and precision, particularly in the face of high personnel turnover, growing laboratory workloads and increasingly complex ... read more
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