In Tokyo last week, we met with Shozo Fujita, a biochemist working for electronics giant Fujitsu. Dr. Fujita and his colleagues work on several technologies at the intersection of biology and information technology. For example, the company has developed synthetic aptamers (biomolecules which bind t...
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News Commentary | January 20, 2021
University of British Columbia researchers reported reducing sequencing errors using the portable MinION technology as well as PacBio's circular consensus sequencing from 10% to 0.005% through the application of a bar coding system. The application of unique molecular identifiers (UMIs) to ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | May 31, 2021
There are various methods to screen individuals for COVID‑19 today. However, these tests only tell you if you're "positive" or "negative" for COVID‑19. They do not give you details about which variants you may have if you test positive. That requires a further sequencing step to confirm, which may ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | July 29, 2021
The Japanese startup develops tools for the synthesis and amplification of DNA. The company claims improvements over the traditional PCR and E. coli cloning techniques through the use of an isothermal and cell‑free process. OriCiro plans to use the funds in order to expand its manufacturing ... Not part of subscription