Omicron has become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant globally since December 2021, with distinct waves being associated with separate Omicron sublineages. Rapid detection of BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 ...

New England Biolabs (NEB®) announced today that they have released a novel, thermostable reverse transcriptase, WarmStart® RTx Reverse Transcriptase, specifically designed for nucleic acid detection.

Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is the gold standard method for SARS-CoV-2 detection, and several qRT-PCR kits have been established targeting different genes of ...

SYGNIS AG has announced the global launch of SunScript™ One Step Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Kit, the second product of its SunScript™ product line for parallel transcription and amplification of ...

A leading approach of direct RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) involves first converting RNA into an RNA/cDNA hybrid molecule using a reverse transcriptase (RT) — a DNA polymerase enzyme that transcribes ...

Amid the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, a once obscure enzyme found itself in the spotlight: reverse transcriptase. As laboratories worldwide rushed to develop reliable ...

In a recent study published in Lancet Microbe, researchers compare the potential of real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) genotyping assays with whole-genome sequencing ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDXS), a leading enzyme engineering company enabling the promise of synthetic biology, today announced the launch of its ...