Several years later, Miss C is thinking about trying to star…

Several years later, Miss C is thinking about trying to start a family. She sees her GP, who arranges thyroid function tests.   Patient Result Reference Range Free T4                   60 mmol/L (70-140 mmol/L) TSH                       9 mIU/L (0.3-4.7 mIU/L)

Ms. J decided to use diagnostic (end-point) PCR to determine…

Ms. J decided to use diagnostic (end-point) PCR to determine if an insect carry a mutation of an ion channel gene that mediates insecticide resistance. She then decided to also check if the insect have a mutation of another gene. What PCR “ingredient” would be different between these two tests?

John collected 9 samples of nematodes treated with different…

John collected 9 samples of nematodes treated with different chemicals. He planned to examine differences among their transcriptomes by Illumina sequencing. However, he forgot to include index sequences for his library preparation in the single sequencing run for multiplexing. What problem will John face?