{"id":8255,"date":"2016-04-06T15:18:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T19:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/?p=8255"},"modified":"2020-05-28T19:14:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T19:14:03","slug":"all-your-digital-pcr-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/all-your-digital-pcr-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Digital PCR &#8211; From Education to Workflow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been sharing with you all things <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/life-science\/pcr\/digital-pcr.html?cid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digital PCR<\/a>. From our six-part educational series, which focuses on various aspects of digital PCR to our most recent hands-on complete digital PCR workflow. With these resources handy, we hope to equip you with the tools needed to understand digital PCR, how you can use it for various applications, and a step by step video to guide you through your experiment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/go-digital-pcr-pt-1-next-gen-quantification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Digital PCR: Pt 1 \u2013 Next Generation Quantification<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/go-digital-pcr-pt-1-next-gen-quantification\/?socid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7000\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/12\/image1-300x106.jpg\" alt=\"image1\" width=\"222\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/12\/image1-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/12\/image1-400x141.jpg 400w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/12\/image1.jpg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWe begin our six-part series introducing you to digital PCR (dPCR), what makes it next generation technology, and how it compares to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/life-science\/pcr\/real-time-pcr.html?cid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real-Time Quantitative PCR<\/a> (qPCR) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/life-science\/pcr.html?cid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">traditional PCR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/go-digital-pcr-pt-2-quantstudio-3d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Digital PCR: Pt 2 \u2013 QuantStudio\u2122 3D<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIn this edition, we\u2019ll take a look at how the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/life-science\/pcr\/digital-pcr\/quantstudio-3d-digital-pcr-system.html?socid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quant<\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/go-digital-pcr-pt-2-quantstudio-3d\/?socid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7029\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/12\/dpcr2-300x88.jpg\" alt=\"dpcr2\" width=\"221\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/12\/dpcr2-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/12\/dpcr2-768x226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/12\/dpcr2-400x118.jpg 400w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/12\/dpcr2.jpg 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Studio\u2122 3D Digital PCR system\u00a0offers simplicity, affordability, and most importantly, absolute quantification attainability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/go-digital-pcr-pt-3-copy-number-variation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Go Digital PCR: Pt 3 \u2013 Copy Number Variation<\/strong><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em>Part 3\u00a0explores how dPCR is enabling researchers\u2019 abilities to achieve precise <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/life-science\/pcr\/digital-pcr\/copy-number-variation.html?cid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">copy number variation (CNV) analysis<\/a>,\u00a0helping\u00a0detect and quantify small percent copy number differences with a high degree of precision.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/go-digital-pcr-pt-4-ngs-libraries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Digital PCR: Pt 4 \u2013 NGS Libraries\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/go-digital-pcr-pt-4-ngs-libraries\/?socid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8256\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/04\/4-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"260\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/04\/4-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/04\/4-768x251.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/04\/4-400x131.jpg 400w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/04\/4.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn the fourth segment we\u00a0share with you how dPCR enables highly precise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/life-science\/sequencing.html?cid=social_btb_targetseq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">next-generation sequencing<\/a> (NGS) library quantification.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/go-digital-pcr-pt-5-rare-mutations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Go Digital PCR: Pt 5 \u2013 Rare Mutations<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>In our\u00a0fifth segment we share with you how dPCR is capable of detecting and quantifying rare mutations for low-prevalence targets in cancer research samples.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/go-digital-pcr-pt-6-emerging-analyses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<strong>Go Digital PCR: Pt 6 \u2013 Emerging Analyses\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>This is the final segment in our six-part series introducing you to dPCR and how it aids absolute quantitation and rare sequence detection in lesser used applications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/hands-on-with-digital-pcr\/?socid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8198\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/04\/Digital-PCR-Workflow-6-1-300x168.png\" alt=\"Digital PCR Workflow 6\" width=\"239\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/04\/Digital-PCR-Workflow-6-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/04\/Digital-PCR-Workflow-6-1-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/04\/Digital-PCR-Workflow-6-1-400x224.png 400w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/04\/Digital-PCR-Workflow-6-1.png 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/hands-on-with-digital-pcr\/?cid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hands-on With Digital PCR<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/go-digital-pcr-pt-6-emerging-analyses\/?socid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2013<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/hands-on-with-digital-pcr\/?cid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">QuantStudio 3D Digital PCR Workflow Video<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe workflow for the\u00a0QuantStudio 3D digital PCR\u00a0system\u00a0was\u00a0recently updated and\u00a0posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/LifeTechnologiesCorp?cid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thermo Fisher Scientific\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>. Take a look at the workflow in the video below, and let us know if you have any questions in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed our educational series and our workflow video. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about a specific topic, please be sure to let us know in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been sharing with you all things digital PCR. From our six-part educational series, which focuses on various aspects of digital PCR to our most recent hands-on complete digital PCR workflow. 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