A long-hidden prevalent PCR artifact and its application in DNA library screening
Xinglin Jiang, Tue Sparholt Jørgensen, Fan Wang, Annette Lien, Tetiana Gren, Lachlan Jake Munro, Haibo Zhang, Tilmann Weber
The paper identifies a new PCR artifact called 'PCR leaping' and develops a DNA library screening method using it for natural product discovery.
bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology