A few years ago, the advent of technology known as CRISPR was a major breakthrough in the scientific world. Developed from a ...

Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS)—the same technology which is powering the development of tailor-made medicines, cancer ...

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an ...

According to new research next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) -- the same technology which is powering the development of tailor-made medicines, cancer diagnostics, infectious disease tracking, and ...

Hackers can exploit NGS genomic data. New study urges stronger cyber-biosecurity measures to prevent data breaches and biothreats.

With Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT), molecular genetics enables the correlation between changes in the structure and ...

Researchers aThe DNA of human cells consists of a sequence of about 3.1 billion building blocks. Cells go to great lengths to maintain the integrity of this vast store of information.t ETH Zurich have ...

A revolution is underway in gene editing -- and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose ...

DNA is often seen as the blueprint of life—carrying the code to govern the development and traits of an organism—but “there ...

New research has uncovered more about the complexity of human gene regulation by identifying certain sequences of proteins called transcription factors that bind to DNA and regulate the expression of ...

Scientists’ capacity to perform genetic engineering, design new medical tests and therapies, and understand gene functions has skyrocketed thanks to the ability to design specific DNA sequences that ...