She is passionate about making complex scientific concepts accessible to readers. View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a fundamental molecular ...

Figure 1: Amplification of complex gene libraries by conventional PCR and emulsion PCR. Figure 2: Ethidium bromide–stained agarose gels reveal the absence of size competition and chimeric produc ...

Since the emergence of COVID-19 in late 2019, the gold standard in testing for the disease has been a nuclear-derived technique: real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, or real-time ...