polymerase chain reaction / PCR Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is a laboratory technique used to make multiple copies of a segment of DNA.

Jun 27, 1970 · The cloning of expressed genes and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), two biotechnological breakthroughs of the 1970s and 1980s, continue to play significant roles in science …

First developed more than four decades ago as a biological research technique to amplify nucleic acids, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology still has untapped potential, with many exciting ...

In most cases, the polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is their method of choice for quickly generating a sufficient amount of identical genetic material for study and analysis.

Nov 4, 2025 · Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) is a technique to detect or quantify RNA. It uses a reverse transcriptase enzyme to convert RNA to DNA, followed by PCR to …

Nov 8, 2024 · Molecular diagnostic methods, such as conventional and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), allow prompt and accurate diagnosis of infectious diseases by identifying the nucleic …

Feb 18, 2022 · On the other hand, the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the most common and accepted as the gold standard method for the viral detection 9.

May 20, 2024 · This study elaborates on the design, fabrication, and data analysis details of SPEED, a recently proposed smartphone-based digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) device. The dPCR …

Nov 27, 2025 · PCR-based techniques are methods that rely on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify stretches of DNA by creating many identical or near-identical copies. For example, PCR …

Jul 25, 2022 · Quantitative polymerase chain reaction allows the real-time detection of nucleic acids in human samples, representing a gold standard for infection detection, but it cannot be easily …