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Technical guides and reagent insights from BIORI for molecular diagnostics, NGS, mRNA and biopharma QC.

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Spiroplasma in Insect-Cell Bioprocesses: Risk and qPCR Detection

Spiroplasma testing for Sf9, High Five and S2 insect cell processes: how it differs from mycoplasma, culture vs qPCR, and what ChP, USP and Ph. Eur. expect.

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A New Layer of Alzheimer’s Risk: Hybrid Long-Read and Short-Read Sequencing

Structural variants in Alzheimer's disease: how long-read discovery plus short-read genotyping in 3,190 people found a FAM193B CCG repeat that SNP arrays miss.

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PCR Extension Time: How to Set It for Your Polymerase and Amplicon Length

How to set PCR extension time: multiply amplicon length by your polymerase's rate per kb, then set extension temperature, long range PCR and final extension.

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High-Fidelity PCR: When to Reach for It, and When Standard Taq Is Enough

High fidelity PCR or standard Taq? When a proofreading polymerase matters, when Taq is enough, how fidelity is measured, and how to choose by application.

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SPRI Beads: Cleanup and Size Selection Ratio Table With Recovery Data

SPRI beads: ratio tables for cleanup and double-sided size selection, recovery data across ratios and inputs, and tips for long-read, FFPE and automated runs.

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End Repair and dA-Tailing: T4 PNK, T4 DNA Polymerase and Klenow

What T4 PNK, T4 DNA polymerase, Klenow and Klenow exo⁻ each do in end repair and dA-tailing, with reaction conditions, FFPE and cfDNA notes, and an FAQ.

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Beyond the Gene List: How Smart-seq3 Delivers Transcript-Level Single-Cell Insights

Smart-seq3 adds 5′ UMI counting to full-length single-cell RNA-seq: what it reveals, how it works, Smart-seq3xpress scaling, and the enzymes behind each step.

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SPARK-seq (Science 2026): Single-Cell CRISPR Screens for Aptamer Discovery

SPARK-seq (Science 2026) pairs CRISPR knockout pools with single-cell multiomics for aptamer discovery, mapping 5,535 aptamers to 8 membrane proteins.

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Build Your Workflow Your Way: Modular Enzymes & Comprehensive Kits for Multi-Platform, Multi-Gen Sequencing

AcuGenix NGS library prep enzymes and modules for standard library prep, tNGS multiplex PCR and single-cell cDNA, with benchmark data vs. leading suppliers.

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From Sanger to Long-Read Sequencing: A Technical Comparison of First-, Second- and Third-Generation Sequencing Technologies

Compare Sanger, NGS and long-read sequencing (PacBio HiFi, Oxford Nanopore): principles, read length, accuracy, throughput, cost and how to choose.

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Mycoplasma qPCR Testing for Biologics

Learn how to evaluate mycoplasma qPCR testing for biologics, including LoD, target coverage, matrix suitability, controls, and Spiroplasma detection.

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Residual Host Cell DNA Testing by qPCR: Choosing CHO or E. coli Assays

Learn how residual host cell DNA testing by qPCR differs for CHO and E. coli workflows, and how to assess LoD, LoQ, linearity, recovery, and controls.

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