University of Queensland Researchers Isolate DNA and RNA with New ‘Dipstick Technology’ That May Allow Medical Laboratory Testing in Extremely Remote Locations such as Jungles

Feb 23, 2018 | Instruments & Equipment, Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Testing, Management & Operations

Researchers successfully isolated both plant and human RNA and DNA in the field, demonstrating the potential for their new dipstick technology to identify deadly bacteria, pathogens, and diseases in water, food, and even humans Australian researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) have developed an intriguing “dipstick” technology that might make it possible to use simple equipment to sequence DNA and RNA in the field. Among the potential applications that will interest clinical...
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