1.   Introduction
 
The analysis of gene expression is key to addressing a wide variety of medical  and biological research questions, including the dissection of basic biological  processes, the classification of disease, and the identification of new drug  targets. Until recently, comparing expression levels across different tissues or  cells was restricted to monitoring a few genes at […]

1. Introduction
 
 
The Invader® assay is a homogenous, isothermal, signal amplification system  for the quantitative detection of nucleic acids (1–3). The assay can directly detect  either DNA or RNA without target amplification or reverse transcription. It is  based on the ability of Cleavase® enzymes to recognize as a substrate and cleave  a specific nucleic acid structure […]

Introduction
 
With the recent completion of the human genome project, attention is now  focusing on functional genomics. In this context, a key task is to understand  normal and pathological function by empirically correlating gene expression  patterns with known and newly discovered phenotypes. As with other areas of  science, progress in this area will accelerate greatly when […]

Owing to the intense interest of many groups in determining transcript levels  in a variety of biological systems, there are a large number of methods that have  been described for gene-expression profiling. Although the actual catalog of  all techniques developed is quite extensive, there are many variations on similar  themes, and thus we have reduced […]

Introduction
 
Scientists routinely lecture and write about gene expression and the abundance  of transcripts, but in reality, they extrapolate this information from a variety  of measurements that different technologies may provide. Indeed, there are  many reasons that applying different technologies to transcript abundance may  give different results. This may result from an incomplete understanding of the […]

If you wish to employ a completely hands-on method to breeding your horses, cattle, or livestock then it’s high time that you invest in an embryo transplant microscope as well. This would enable you or your resident veterinarian to personally ensure that the embryos you’re waiting for are in good care.
What is an Embryo Transplant […]

Embryo transplantation is an issue that has met with a good deal of skepticism as well as controversy. However, as a technique for the livestock sector and for genetic conservation of important and possibly endangered species, embryo transplantation can be useful. Scientists and veterinarians now use this technique regularly in order to ensure propagation of […]

Embryo transplantation is a useful technique in a good number of life sciences fields, and it has been around for quite a long time. In livestock improvement and maintenance, embryo transplantation is used to transfer embryos from either a laboratory, where the embryos are conceived through artificial insemination; or from a surrogate mother, which is […]

If you are up to date with science-related news, then you would probably be aware that embryo transplantation has been around for a long time. It has also been used in a wide variety of life-sciences fields, such as human health and livestock improvement. In general, embryo transplant technology involves the process of transplanting a […]

More and more pet owners are starting to treat their “best friends” as their children. In US alone, there are about 78 percent of pet owners who demand veterinarians’ full liability over owners’ pets. As a result, the number of developments in veterinary medicine multiplied. This was the medical institutions’ answer to the increasing clamor […]