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2024 Jun 28

Things You Should Know About Epstein-Barr Virus

Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV, is one of the most common human viruses in the world. EBV is also known as human herpesvirus 4 and is a member of the herpes virus family.EBV can cause infectious mononucle...

2024 Jan 19

Rising Respiratory Illnesses: Examining the Role of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Strategies for Prevention

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is indeed an atypical bacterium that's been increasingly associated with respiratory illnesses, particularly in China in recent months. It's concerning how this bacterium...

2024 Jan 15

Principles and Applications of Nucleic Acid Extraction Instruments: Unlocking the Secrets of DNA

In the realm of molecular biology, the extraction of nucleic acid has been a fundamental process for decades. Among the various instruments available, Daan Gene's Nucleic Acid Extraction Instrumen...

2023 Dec 26

Unveiling the Power of HBV PCR Kits in the Fight Against Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B, a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), remains a global health concern. Timely and accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective management an...

2023 Oct 25

WHO scientist: Dengue will 'take off' in southern Europe, the US, and Africa this decade

According to the report by Reuters (Oct 6, LONDON), WHO's chief scientist said dengue fever will become a major threat in the southern United States, southern Europe, and new parts of Africa this ...

2023 Sep 08

WHO's Latest Findings on Male HPV Infections – Daan Gene's PCR Kit Leads the Way for Precise Diagnoses

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a news article discussing a study on the occurrence of HPV infection in men. The research uncovered that roughly 31% of men worldwide had some for...

2023 Mar 03

Bridging the Care Gap, DNA Testing is Playing an Increasingly Important Role in Cancer Screening

What is World Cancer Day? Cancer, the Number ONE killer among all death factorsCancer is the number one killer that threatens human life and health. According to data from the World Health Organizatio...

2023 Jan 10

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Screening Cervical Cancer with Daan Gene

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month is aimed to promote awareness of cervical cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Cervical cancer is one of the most common health problems in women. According to...

2022 Dec 23

Daan Gene High Specificity Diagnostic Assay on COVID-19 and Influenza A/B

So far, the largest monkeypox outbreak in a non-endemic area was in May 2022. WHO declared that the Monkeypox pandemic has become the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in July. ...

2022 Dec 20

Why COVID-19 and Influenza Diagnosis Important in Flu Season?

According to CDC, the US is in a flu epidemic now. Facing a “triple epidemic” of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) simultaneously. CDC estimates there have been at least 1 6...

2022 Dec 13

Case Study: Comparative Performance Evaluation of DAAN HCV Assay for Quantification of Hepatitis C Virus RNA

Hepatitis C is a significant public health threat. According to the World Health Organization HCV prevalence statistics, approximately 58 million people were infected with the hepatitis C virus, and 1...

2022 Dec 08

DaAn Gene Case Study: Detecting Viral Hepatitis with High Sensitivity Assay

To eliminate viral hepatitis, it is necessary to improve the public's awareness of viral hepatitis and increase the diagnosis and treatment efficiency of viral hepatitis. Advanced viral hepatitis ...

2022 Nov 25

Why HCV RNA PCR Qualitative Test Important?

There are approximately 58 million people infected with the hepatitis C virus, the new infection is increased by around 1.5 million per year. In 2019, WHO estimated that about 290 000 people died from...

2022 Nov 15

Why HBV DNA Quantitative Test Important？

As nucleic acid-based technology has enabled more precise quantification of HBV DNA detection, hepatitis B virus PCR detection assay is vital for the evaluation of the hepatitis b development stage an...

2022 Nov 07

How to Perform HBV DNA Quantitative Test by Real-time PCR

What is Hepatitis B Virus?Hepatitis B is viral hepatitis, which is one of the most common critical liver infections in the world. Hepatitis B is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and the HBV atta...

2022 Nov 02

Detecting Sars-Cov-2 Omicron Variants with DaAn Gene Assays

The COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe for nearly 3 years. From the delta to omicron variants or the new strain of coronavirus, the virus mutates continuously to break the immunity that people have bui...

2022 Oct 10

How to Prevent and Treat Monkeypox

How to Prevent Monkeypox?The monkeypox virus mainly transmits through close contact with an infected person, animal or materials contaminated by the monkeypox virus. Here are the monkeypox prevention ...

2022 Sep 19

What are the Symptoms of Monkeypox?

The clinical symptoms of monkeypox are very similar to smallpox but a milder symptoms, usually presenting swollen lymph nodes. What are the stages of Monkeypox?The incubation period of monkeypox is 3-...

2022 Sep 07

DaAn Gene Latest Research Progress: Multiplex Real-Time PCR in Diagnosis of Co-infection of Complex Respiratory Pathogen

Recently researchers from DAAN Gene Research Institute, the Medicine and Biological Engineering Technology Research Center of the Ministry of Health, Guangzhou, China and Clinical and Translational Re...

2022 Sep 05

How does Monkeypox Spread?

Monkeypox virus is a zoonotic disease, and it is mainly spread by animals. Humans are infected by bites or close contact with animals that carry the virus and are spread through blood, body fluids, an...

2022 Sep 02

What is Monkeypox?

Monkeypox is a smallpox-like, sporadic acute infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is an animal-derived virus that belongs to the Orthopoxviridae family with the variola vi...

2022 Aug 31

The Steps and Principles of Using the PCR Machine

What is a PCR System?PCR systems are designed to meet the demands of today's molecular biology laboratory. High-quality optics, reliable temperature control systems and strict production processes...

2022 Aug 30

What is Nucleic Acid Extraction System? Basic Requirements and Principles of Nucleic Acid Extraction

Regular detection of nucleic acids is one of the most effective ways to prevent viruses spread. Nucleic acid extraction technology is widely applied in sample pre-processing before nucleic acid amplif...

2022 Aug 27

What Do You Know About Viral Hepatitis?

What is the Most Common Type of Viral Hepatitis?Viral hepatitis is an infectious disease caused by various hepatotropic viruses, such as A, B, C, D, and E are the most common hepatitis viruses which c...

2022 Aug 26

FAQs on COVID-19 Testing

What are the commonly used methods on COVID-19 Testing?The detection methods of Sars-Cov-2 can categorize into two types according to different detection objects and techniques. Molecular biological t...