To investigate whether the tumor suppressor gene PTEN affects the activity of the androgen
receptor (AR), we monitored the expression of the apoptotic gene HA-Bax (inserted in an …

PCR is a formidable and potent technology that serves as an indispensable tool in a wide
range of biological disciplines. However, due to the ease of use and often lack of rigorous …

A fiber-optic biosensor array is described for the simultaneous analysis of multiple DNA
sequences. A bundle of optical fibers was assembled with each fiber carrying a different …

Thermostable DNA polymerases have a crucial role in current methods of DNA amplification
and sequencing. Major improvements in these methods have been made in recent years …

The effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
were investigated via quantitative PCR product measurements, scanning electron …

Food safety and quality control programmes are increasingly applied throughout the
production food chain in order to guarantee added value products as well as to minimize the …

The native Hawaiian honeycreepers represent a classic example of adaptive radiation and
speciation, but currently face one the highest extinction rates in the world. Although multiple …

Many eubacterial DNA polymerases are bifunctional molecules having both polymerization
(P) and 5′ nuclease (N) activities, which are contained in separable domains. We …

Murine immunoglobulin germline V genes exist as multiple sequences arranged in tandem
in germline DNA. Because members of V gene families are very similar, they can be …

Background: DNA hairpins have been used in molecular analysis of PCR products as self-
probing amplicons. Either physical separation or fluorescent oligonucleotides with covalent …