LAMP) is a single tube technique for the amplification of DNA.
This may be of use in future as a low cost alternative to detect certain diseases.
It may be combined with a reverse transcription step to allow the detection of RNA.
LAMP is an isothermal nucleic acid amplification technique.
In contrast to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology in which the reaction is carried out with a series of alternating temperature steps or cycles, isothermal amplification is carried out at a constant temperature, and does not require a thermal cycler.