Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in rapid DNA/RNA extraction, disease detection, and how SwiftX toolbox is transforming diagnostics for clinicians and researchers worldwide
Most extraction protocols max out at 200 µL. But what happens when your application demands 30 mL? We explore why large-volume extraction is becoming essential and what it takes to get 80 µL of high-purity nucleic acid from a single run.
Turkey’s Hyalomma ticks are reshaping the landscape of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Prof. Zati Vatansever reveals how climate, land use, and host ecology quietly fuel the world’s largest endemic hotspot and why integrated surveillance and field-ready diagnostics are now…
Part II of our Isothermal Masterclass Series reveals how a duplex RAA assay can overcome the limits of PCR to enable rapid, field-ready detection of Schistosoma species, using isothermal chemistry engineered for real-world conditions.
Dr. Eva Krupa reveals the technical constraints that define tick-borne pathogen detection, from urbanisation-driven shifts in tick assemblages to the inhibitor-dense matrices that challenge nucleic-acid extraction and amplification. Her workflow underscores how homogenisation…
Recombinase-driven isothermal amplification is emerging as a high-performance alternative to RT-qPCR for decentralized diagnostics. In Part I of our Isothermal Masterclass Series, Dr. Till Adhikary delineates the mechanistic parameters that enable RT-RPA/RAA to achieve stringent…
Step inside Sierra Leone’s 2025 Mpox emergency, where the Institut Pasteur de Dakar and national health teams deployed real-time genomic surveillance, decentralized diagnostics, and integrated epidemiological modeling. Their field operation became a live demonstration of how…
Dr. Gábor Földvári reframes tick-borne disease risk through the lens of ecological intelligence, showing how microclimate, host–vector networks, and shifting landscapes reveal emergence long before pathogens reach patients. His framework in Episode 4 makes the case for…
Genomic diversity is the foundation of precision medicine. In Part II of Genomics Without Borders, Prof. Hugues Abriel explores how African-led sequencing initiatives, portable genomics, and equitable partnerships are building sustainable research capacity and reshaping the…
Can a genomics laboratory fit into three suitcases? In Part I of Genomics Without Borders, Prof. Hugues Abriel and collaborators demonstrate how portable sequencing and field-ready DNA extraction workflows are enabling rare disease diagnostics in diverse research settings —…
Culture-dependent methods remain the greatest bottleneck in sepsis diagnostics. This article explores how cell-capture–based extraction enables culture-free recovery of pathogen DNA directly from whole blood, overcoming host interference and transforming translational research in…
