# University of Rochester — Patents explained on PatentBrief

University of Rochester has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How to Measure Gene Activity Using Competitive PCR Kits](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5639606/quantitative-pcr) — granted 1997
  A laboratory method and kit for accurately measuring how much a specific gene is being used by cells by comparing it against a known internal standard.

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