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June 14, 2023 | Blog

How can nucleic acids predict disease?

Liquid biopsy is a diagnostic technique where bodily fluids are examined for biomarkers that suggest disease. In recent years, liquid…
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June 5, 2023 | Blog

Why does stabilization matter?

Human blood is packed with genetic information found in circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and cell-free RNA (RNA). Liquid biopsy takes…
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January 25, 2023 | Blog

Do you know the 3 Cs of QC?

Do you know the 3 Cs of manual body fluid QC?When you’re in need of a superior quality control for…
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January 11, 2023 | Blog

CAP Manual Body Fluid Testing Guide

Manual body fluid testing is often overlooked with the adoption of automated systems. Streck recently reviewed the newest CAP critical…
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November 16, 2020 | Blog

Principles of flow cytometry

Flow cytometers are valuable in the laboratory because of their ability to rapidly analyze thousands of normal cells while being…
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September 16, 2020 | Blog

Top 4 questions about SICKLEDEX

Streck listened to customers and has made improvements to the Instructions for Use (IFU) for SICKLEDEX®, improving the customer experience…
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February 28, 2020 | Blog

Ambler Classification of β-lactamases

The Ambler Classification system, based on amino acid homology, is the most commonly used method to classify β-lactamases. β-lactamases are…
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February 12, 2020 | Blog

Key development for liquid biopsy research

A recent publication from the BloodPAC group seeks to standardize pre-analytical variables for liquid biopsies. Titled “Minimum Technical Data Elements…
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February 4, 2020 | Blog

Understanding diabetes A1c tests

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of people worldwide with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980…
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December 3, 2019 | Blog

Testing irreplaceable body fluids

When body fluid tests are ordered, we typically think of blood, saliva and urine. Although these body fluids are commonly…
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October 22, 2019 | Blog

Quality control in the laboratory

Quality Control (QC) in a laboratory setting is critical to ensure the accuracy of results used to deliver diagnostic information…
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