“The ability to deploy real time monitoring in the field could change agriculture methods and how we look at crop disease outbreaks, as well as human disease epidemics.” As one of the... Read more
New software developed by a Cambridge-based company could help diagnose life-limiting conditions in children in minutes rather than years, scientists have said. Rare genetic conditions in ch... Read more
An international team of researchers led by the University of Arizona has sequenced the complete genome of African rice. The genetic information will enhance scientists’ and agricultur... Read more
An international team of scientists has made a major step forward in our understanding of how enzymes ‘edit’ genes, paving the way for correcting genetic diseases in patients. Researchers at... Read more
When it comes to public access, the tree of life has holes. A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers shows about 70 percent of published genetic sequence comparisons are... Read more
Using a freeze-drying technique, Japanese scientists have created a living database to bring extinct species back to life. In Japan, a team of scientists from Kyoto University’s The Institut... Read more
In an era of widespread genetic sequencing, the ability to edit and alter an organism’s DNA is a powerful way to explore the information within and how it guides biological function. A... Read more
There’s hope for patients with myotonic dystrophy. A new small molecule developed by researchers at the University of Illinois has been shown to break up the protein-RNA clusters that cause... Read more
Humans don’t “own” their own genes, the cellular chemicals that define who they are and what diseases they might be at risk for. Through more than 40,000 patents on... Read more
New policies are needed to safeguard participants’ identity in genetic studies, cautions TAU researcher The growing ease of DNA sequencing has led to enormous advancements in the scien... Read more
A new discovery from scientists has advanced the cause of those searching for extraterrestrial life. On Earth, all life is made up of DNA and RNA, molecules which can store and transmit gene... Read more