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Genetics

Residual DNA Testing | Host Cell DNA Analysis

Residual DNA testing, or host cell DNA analysis, is the examination of products for traces of DNA that have been unintentionally left on a product during the manufacturing of biological products such as biosimilars or immunotherapeutic products. For customer health...

Pharmacogenetics Testing | Precision Medicine Testing

Pharmacogenetics is a branch of science that studies how a person's genetics influence their response to pharmaceuticals (read an entry to pharmacogenetics, here). Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) are one of the biggest influences in the study of pharmacogenetics, as...

What is CRISPR?

CRISPR is said to be "an easy, cheap, and very precise way to edit the DNA of living cells". It's said to be a "game-changer" in genetic engineering. CRISPR is an acronym that stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat. CRISPR technology...

Genotyping

Genotyping is a process used to obtain DNA information, specifically used to determine the genetic variants or differences an individual has. Common genotyping methods include restriction fragment length polymorphism identification of genomic DNA, polymerase chain...

Pharmacogenetics

Pharmacogenetics is the study of how genetic differences affect a person's response to medicine. Pharmacogenetics is often used interchangeably with pharmacogenomics. Pharmacogenetic research and testing determine a person's ability to metabolize medicines and...

Pharmacogenetics Testing

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Analysis and Testing

What is Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing? PCR stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction and may be called "molecular photocopying," as it's a technique used to "amplify," or copy, DNA segments. According to the National Institutes of Health's National Human Genome...

What are Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Foods?

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) foods  are created in a laboratory through genetic modification and engineering. Non-Genetically Modified Organisms (Non-GMO)  foods are those that have not been genetically modified. Many concerns regarding the safety of GMOs...

Genetics and Genomics Testing

Genetics and genomics testing are tests that involve genetic material. Though similar, genetics and genomics are actually quite different. Genetics is the study of single genes and how they affect a person, while genomics is the study of all an organism's genes....

Genetics Research with Genetic Markers

Genetic markers are bits of genetic material, like genes or a DNA sequence, that are easily identifiable and used in laboratories as a way to tell apart cells, individuals, and species. Gene markers are often used to research and study relationships between an...

Epigenetics Gene Expression Research Studies testing

Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Analysis

Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction qPCR is a laboratory technique used to detect a specific DNA sequence or sequences. Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction qPCR is common in both scientific research and diagnostics for detecting the presence of...

Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction qPCR Analysis

Epigenetics Gene Expression Research Studies

Epigenetics is the study of changes or variations in gene expression that are caused by external factors switching the genes on and off, ultimately affecting how they are expressed. Epigenetic changes occur naturally though they can be influenced by age, lifestyle,...

Epigenetics Gene Expression Research Studies testing

DNA Fingerprinting

DNA fingerprinting, also called DNA profiling, is a scientific technique that collects a specific DNA pattern, or profile, from an individual organism. Often the DNA profile is then compared to other profiles to find a match. DNA fingerprinting is most commonly...

Commonly Used Genetic Markers

A genetic marker is a gene whose location on a chromosome is known and can be used to identify a species. Genetic markers are divided into two groups, biochemical markers that can detect variations in proteins and amino acids, and molecular markers that detect DNA...

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