Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science—but these lifesaving tools have a dark side.

Next-generation DNA sequencing has started a revolution in genomics and created the opportunity for large-scale sequencing projects, such as the recently announced 1,000 Genomes Project—an ...

The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked ...

Researchers have identified buried copper ore by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil. These ‘biological ...

As interest in DNA methylation continues to grow across both basic and translational research, there is a pressing need for ...

Lung cancer remains the world’s deadliest cancer, and cigarette smoke is its chief culprit. Chemicals in tobacco, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), damage DNA and trigger the mutations ...

These techniques can sequence both DNA and RNA faster and cheaper than traditional Sanger sequencing and, typically, take a few days to perform with costs around $1,000. Sanger Sequencing ...

Long-read, single-molecule DNA sequencing is a foundational method in genomics research, with applications including identifying complex structural variants and analyzing whole chromosomes. However, ...

Charles Darwin embarked on a five-year voyage to South America aboard the HMS Beagle, which was conducting hydrographic ...

DNA-testing company Sequencing LLC would pay $356,500 to settle a class action alleging it shared consumers’ genetic information with third parties in violation of the Illinois Genetic Information ...

A team of researchers from Singapore has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based method that makes tracking cancer ...