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CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Past Seminars

Seminar Abstract

Real time Polymerase Chain Reaction:
A tool for quantitative analysis of Nucleic Acids

Since ABI Pioneered Real Time PCR nearly a decade ago, it has continued to develop the technology to provide more powerful solutions for detection and quantification of nucleic acids and for allelic discriminations (SNP genotyping). Real-Time PCR measures Nucleic acid amplifications as and when it occurs, cycle-by-cycle, allowing quantitative measurements to be made in highly reproducile exponential phase of PCR. Nucleic acid quantification is an integral part of most Biomedical applications from studies on gene expression to disease diagnostics and quantification of pathogen loads. It is increasingly been used in enviormental applications, such as quantification of microbial abundance in environmental samples, detection and quantification of planktonic organisms and is expected to be an integral part of most quantitative Marine Biological investigations.

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CSIRO = Marine Laboratories Auditorium, Castray Esplanade, Hobart

For further information, or to schedule a seminar, contact:
Peter Oke, (Oceanographic seminars) CSIRO Marine Research (03) 6232 5387
Keith Hayes, (Biological seminars) CSIRO Marine Research (03) 6232 5298
Katrina Nitschke, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC (03) 6226 2265 & IASOS, University of Tasmania (03) 6226 2509