Non-specific binding (NSB), the most annoying thing to scientists in the biosensing field, is one of the main factors limiting the performance of diagnostic sensors. The research, titled "New ...

Investigational Products (IP) present a distinctively high-risk environment for labeling. Unlike commercial pharmaceuticals, IP are often not mandated to adhere to standardized labeling or barcoding, ...

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In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

Amid spiralling interest from health officials, government agencies and others beginning to realize potential applications of DNA barcoding, experts from 46 nations converge in Taipei Sept. 18-20.

DNA barcoding, as the name suggests, was designed to make identifying a species as simple as scanning a supermarket barcode. Image Source / Alamy The herbivores that roam the African savannah are ...

It’s time for a change in the way we categorise life on Earth. ஆ ன ந் த ம் / a n a n d h a m It might surprise you to learn that the idea of a “species” is one of the more ambiguous concepts in ...

Advances in sequencing technologies have accelerated the discovery of the genetic causation of diseases and new cell types. This revolution has also given rise to a new technique known as genetic ...

From mislabeled meat to fake fur, a global industry has thrived for centuries by supplying shops and markets with fraudulent products. Is DNA barcoding the answer? Investigations in New York’s ...