Blood tests are the most common way to identify and monitor HIV and AIDS. Current methods include ELISA, Western blot, RT-PCR viral load and CD4/8 testing. Areas for development include point-of-care assays for use in developing countries, and self-testing ‘at home’ HIV kits.
Merck began its clinical research into HIV in the mid-1980s and was among the first to develop med...
In this video Dr. Thomas Sobik tells SelectScience how the FastPrep family of instruments enable rapid and thorough sample homogenization. The matrices available for various sample types, such as bac...
There are many challenges in extracting and isolating DNA and RNA, such as low yields, low DNA/RNA...
