From N6 Aug 23 2025 The landscape of metagenomics and microbiome research is evolving at breakneck speed. As sequencing technologies improve and the demand for high-resolution, bias-free microbial data grows, the bottleneck is shifting from sequencing itself to the quality of upstream sample preparation. At the heart of this transformation is iconPCR—a novel thermocycler platform that is rapidly becoming indispensable for researchers seeking to push the boundaries of what's possible in