Does DNA extraction affect the specificity of a PCR method claiming the specific detectability of a genome-edited plant?

Under current EU legislation, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and derived food and feed products must be authorized as GM food, feed, or seed and appropriate detection methods must be made available for use in official controls. A Real-Time PCR method has recently been published by Chhalliyil et al. claiming to be specific for the detection and identification of genome-edited oilseed rape (OSR) lines commercialized in North America.

[Bavarian online database for corona screening tests-development and use of a digital solution in the pandemic].

During the SARS-CoV‑2 pandemic, various data had to be collected to support political decisions for pandemic preparedness and response. Nevertheless, using analogue tools like paper and pencil as well as sending files with media discontinuity that have to be merged later are not useful and can hardly provide usable data in real time. With the selected system architecture, the Bavarian Online Database for Corona Screening Tests (BayCoRei) is a central, Bavaria-wide, consistent digital solution that is agile and easy to use.

Dynamical Uncertainty Propagation with Noisy Quantum Parameters.

Many quantum technologies rely on high-precision dynamics, which raises the question of how these are influenced by the experimental uncertainties that are always present in real-life settings. A standard approach in the literature to assess this is Monte Carlo sampling, which suffers from two major drawbacks. First, it is computationally expensive.

Aligning recycling behaviors and the recycling system - Towards a full cycle of materials and behavioral methods.

In a transdisciplinary project with the Municipality of Trelew (Argentina), we assessed barriers to households disposing of separated waste, developed supportive behavioral interventions, tested the interventions in a randomized controlled trial, and supported the Municipality in upscaling the most successful and cost-effective intervention to a total of 20,000 households. The interventions were designed to address the three main barriers to waste separation detected through a baseline study: a lack of knowledge on how separation works; the additional hassle it represents; and the self-regulation challenge it poses. The interventions consisted of envelopes containing simplifying information, empathetic messages, a magnetic calendar acting as a reminder, or a combination thereof.

Evaluation of Screening Tests in Bavarian Healthcare Facilities during the Second Wave of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.

Due to the lack of data on asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-positive persons in healthcare institutions, they represent an inestimable risk. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to evaluate the first 1,000,000 reported screening tests of asymptomatic staff, patients, residents, and visitors in hospitals and long-term care (LTC) facilities in the State of Bavaria over a period of seven months. Data were used from the online database BayCoRei (Bavarian Corona Screening Tests), established in July 2020.