Scientists identified early genetic mutations in healthy women’s breast cells that may lead to breast cancer, particularly in ...

Published in Nature Communications, a new study led by the University of Minnesota Medical School and Duke University found ...

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a powerful new AI tool called "Splam" that can identify where splicing occurs in ...

DNA stores the instructions for life and, along with enzymes and other molecules, computes everything from hair color to risk ...

Michael Niederweis, Ph.D., and Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., who collectively hold 23 patents, have been recognized for approaches ...

Illumina Vice President of Bioinformatics James Han has been in the industry for decades—so he’s witnessed every stride the ...

Researchers have developed a new, fast, and rewritable method for DNA computing that promises smaller, more powerful ...

Published in Nature Communications, a new study led by the University of Minnesota Medical School and Duke University found that a DNA sequencing test for advanced prostate cancer patients can ...

A research team has recently constructed a global polymorphism genetic map of variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs), termed ...

UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Biomolecular Engineering Mark Akeson has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of ...

Many moms-to-be opt for blood tests during pregnancy to check for fetal disorders such as Down syndrome. In rare instances, ...

Lice live their entire lives with a set of genes that in humans would indicate a late-stage degenerative disorder such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. How do lice tolerate this genome structure ...