Patent 7662594 was granted and assigned to NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS, INC. on February, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Methods and a kit are provided for selectively and exponentially amplifying nucleic acids and include the use of a single strand helicase preparation or a thermostable helicase in the absence of a single strand binding protein and a DNA polymerase such that the amplification can be performed isothermally.