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TwistDx wins “Best New Life Sciences Product of the Year” award

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Scientists’ Choice Award recognises the product that has made the most difference to Life Sciences research as nominated by scientistsScientists’ Choice Award recognises the product that has made the most difference to Life Sciences research as nominated by scientistsScientists’ Choice Award recognises the product that has made the most difference to Life Sciences research as nominated by scientists Cambridge UK; […]

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Harvard-Led Team Develops Handheld Device for DNA Detection

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Researchers at Harvard University and non-profit Diagnostics for All have combined electrochemical detection with recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) on a portable device to improve detection of genetic material from multiple tuberculosis strains.  In the study, published last month in Analytical Biochemistry, the team aimed to simplify the amplification and electrochemical detection of genetic material at the point

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TwistDx features in landmark 200th peer-reviewed publication

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TwistDx is celebrating the publication of the 200th peer-reviewed paper to feature its up and coming Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) technology, complementing existing publications in fields as diverse as water testing, biodefense, food species verification, and clinical and veterinary diagnostics. This represents a significant milestone in the adoption of its RPA technology – in a relatively short period of time compared

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PRESS RELEASE – TwistDx offer isothermal alternative to PCR

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TwistDx’s recently launched range of liquid format Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) kits are ideal for rapid testing applications and high throughput laboratory use. This isothermal DNA/RNA amplification technology represents a versatile solution for nucleic acid detection, offering the same specificity as PCR but much faster results – typically within three to 10 minutes. “The ever growing number of peer-reviewed publications

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New liquid isothermal designed to entirely replace PCR reagents

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TwistDx™ has launched a new range of liquid format, isothermal Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RAP) kits that are ideal for high throughput laboratory use where DNA/RNA amplification is needed within 15 minutes without a thermocycler, and for researchers who want the flexibility to experiment with their RPA assay configurations. The TwistAmp® Liquid kits provide RPA assay reagents in a glycerol-stabilized, liquid format that will be

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Novel assay detects Zika virus in less than 15 minutes

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A newly developed assay that rapidly detects Zika virus and can be implemented in a mobile suitcase laboratory could facilitate testing of pregnant women in rural and low-resource settings, researchers say. Dr. Ahmed Abd El Wahed of Georg-August-University in Goettingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, told Reuters Health, “Currently Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya viruses represent a global

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Point-of-care diagnostic promising for detection of Chikungunya virus

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A newly developed reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification (RT-RPA) assay shows promise as a point-of-care diagnostic for Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), researchers report. CHIKV is transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes, which also transmit the Dengue and Zika viruses. The virus is “currently transmitted in about 60 countries . . . (and) causes acute flu-like symptoms

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New test could allow earlier TB detection

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Researchers at the University of Nottingham in England have developed a blood test that can quickly detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacteria (MTC) in cattle. The test, according to the researchers, can detect the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis faster and earlier than the currently used Single Intradermal Comparative Cervical Tuberculin (SICCT) skin test, which is about 90% sensitive. Read full story here

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