Soybean () is a staple crop and a major source of vegetable protein and vegetable oil. The growth of soybean is dramatically inhibited by salt stress, especially by the excessive toxic Na. Salt Overly Sensitive 1 (SOS1) is the only extensively characterized Na efflux transporter in multiple plant species so far.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNucleic acid testing (NAT) implemented on a portable, miniaturized, and integrated device with rapid and sensitive results readout is highly demanded for pathogen detection or genetic screening at resource-limited settings, especially after the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The integration of recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) with emerging microfluidics, classified by paper-based microfluidics and chip-based microfluidics, shows great potential to perform laboratory independent NAT assays at point of care with minimal labor, time and energy consumption. This review summarizes the state-of-the-art of RPA integrated with paper-based microfluidics and chip-based microfluidics, and discusses their pros and cons.
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