ABSTRACT PrimerBank (http://pga. mgh. harvard. edu/primerbank/) is a public resource for
the retrieval of human and mouse primer pairs for gene expression analysis by PCR and …

High-throughput technologies, such as next-generation sequencing, have turned molecular
biology into a data-intensive discipline, requiring bioinformaticians to use high-performance …

Hybridization of nucleic acids on solid surfaces is a key process involved in high-throughput
technologies such as microarrays and, in some cases, next-generation sequencing (NGS). A …

Motivation: Measurement precision determines the power of any analysis to reliably identify
significant signals, such as in screens for differential expression, independent of whether the …

Escherichia coli K–12 and B strains are among the most frequently used bacterial hosts for
production of recombinant proteins on an industrial scale. To improve existing processes …

The pyrosequencing technology from 454 Life Sciences and a novel assembly approach for
cDNA sequences with the Newbler Assembler were used to achieve a major step forward to …

Background DNA Microarrays are regarded as a valuable tool for basic and applied
research in microbiology. However, for many industrially important microorganisms the lack …

Recent developments show that the standardization of cloud service descriptions and
exchange leads the way for the rise of cloud federations. In these federations CSPs (cloud …

Mycoparasites, eg fungi feeding on other fungi, are prominent within the genus Trichoderma
and represent a promising alternative to chemical fungicides for plant disease control. We …

Abstract Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells are the preferred cell line for production of
biopharmaceuticals. These cells are capable to grow without serum supplementation, but …