If you had a chance to eavesdrop on the messages that Quantabio team members send each other, you’d see us engaged in a steady exchange of great papers from our customers. We just can’t get enough! It occurred to us that the scientific community might enjoy reading them as much as we do, so we’ve been running an online Journal Qlub through our LinkedIn page.
During the past several months, we’ve been posting some of our favorite papers — and all those likes and shares tell us that scientists are getting a lot out of them. We couldn’t be happier!
If you’ve missed out on the Quantabio Journal Qlub so far, it’s not too late. Follow us on LinkedIn to see upcoming posts. And in the meantime, catch up here on some of the recent papers we shared.
Lead authors: Yuchang Li, Jianping Wang, and Yuan Huang
Quick summary: Scientists at The Academy of Military Medical Sciences and other institutions in China developed a nine-plex panel test to detect highly pathogenic viruses, including Ebola, Lassa, Chikungunya, and tick-borne encephalitis, among several others. The panel achieved high specificity, detecting even mixed targets with excellent accuracy. The team validated the assay with 22 clinical samples and nearly 400 simulated samples.
Quantabio product used: Our qScript XLT One-Step RT-qPCR ToughMix was central to this success, powering ddPCR experiments that delivered exact viral copy measurements and confirmed the assay’s high sensitivity.
Genomic characterization of normal and aberrant human milk production
Lead author: Yarden Golan
Quick summary: To better understand the biological factors responsible for insufficient milk production in humans, researchers at Cornell University, the University of California, San Francisco, and other institutions analyzed genomic, transcriptomic, and microbiome profiles using fresh samples from 30 lactating individuals. Through this work, they identified key genes associated with low vs. high producers.
Quantabio product used: For precise analysis of gene expression, researchers relied on our qScript cDNA Synthesis Kit and PerfeCTa SYBR Green FastMix.
Seeding and feeding: nutrition and birth-associated exposures shape gut microbiome assembly in breastfed infants
Lead author: Lisa Stinson
Quick summary: Scientists at the University of Western Australia and other institutions studied nearly 700 stool samples from 84 infants, following babies from one week to two years old. They used gut microbiome data to determine the immediate and longer-term effects of breastfeeding, weaning, and the transition to solid foods. The team found that human milk helps maintain microbial stability regardless of delivery mode or antibiotic exposure.
Quantabio product used: Scientists paired sequencing data with Quantabio’s PerfeCTa qPCR ToughMix to measure absolute abundances of key gut bacteria in infants.
Browse our LinkedIn posts to see more from our Journal Qlub. Enjoy!