FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI), an Applera Corporation business, today announced the release of the first TaqMan® assays for microRNA (miRNA) analysis that are configured in an array format. The TaqMan® Array Human MicroRNA Panel is a molecular tool that can help researchers in pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions more rapidly and efficiently search for miRNA biomarkers associated with disease and accelerate research related to how microRNAs impact biological processes. Using gold-standard TaqMan® assay chemistry for quantitative gene expression, the miRNA TaqMan arrays offer researchers the accuracy, sensitivity, and reproducibility of real-time PCR using TaqMan assays.