What is LNA and Why is it Such a Powerful Research Tool?

LNA enhancement enables highly sensitive and specific analysis of short RNA and DNA targets

LNA oligonucleotides have substantially increased affinity for their complementary strand, when compared with traditional DNA or RNA oligonucleotides. This results in unprecedented sensitivity and specificity and makes LNA-enhanced oligos excellent tools for detecting and differentiating small or highly similar DNA or RNA targets in many research applications.