It’s hard to believe that 30 years have passed since the
invention of PCR in 1983. Although it was discovered very much
by accident, (see how was PCR discovered anyways?), PCR has
turned out to be one of the most important tools in molecular
biology research and continues to evolve to this day. There are
so many technologies that involve variations of PCR, (think
qPCR, microarray, droplet digital PCR), that it’s almost
impossible to become an expert in all of them. As a tribute to
30 years since the discovey of PCR, Bio-Rad Laboratories has put
together an infographic highlighting many important milestones
in the PCR timeline which is available for download in pdf
format. Download PCR: Three Decades of Innovation to view the
infographic.