If you liked this story, share it with other people. Tyler Kartzinel likens protecting biodiversity to enhancing cellphone networks. His analogy is pretty straightforward: look for gaps in coverage, ...
Techniques for analyzing DNA have advanced, enabling scientists to better understand disease outbreaks throughout history.
DNA is often called the blueprint of life, but what does that really mean? Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Genetics in the Heersink School of Medicine, explains everything ...
Every cell in every organism on Earth copies DNA the same way. Except one bacterial protein — quietly doing something ...
Synthetic nucleic acid sequences are a staple in modern biology these days. Whether it is cell and gene therapies, biofuels, or foods like the Impossible Burger, products using synthetic DNA are ...
Fingerprinting transformed police investigations by making it possible to place a suspect at a crime scene with physical evidence. Similarly, genome sequencing has changed how disease detectives study ...
The newest DNA sequencing technology from Swiss multinational Roche doesn’t measure DNA directly but in fact analyzes a different polymer altogether. The technology is not yet available for sale, but ...
DNA methylation is a key epigenome component that helps dictate how genes are expressed, contributing to normal cell and tissue differentiation during development, as well as the process of biological ...