When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication ...

Dolichospermum, a type of cyanobacteria thriving in Lake Erie’s warming waters, has been identified as the surprising culprit behind the lake’s dangerous saxitoxins—some of the most potent natural ...

The vampire squid is a creature straight out of a gothic horror film. It lurks in the deep-sea abyss, cloaked in dark, webbed ...

A new study has found that advances in whole- genome sequencing are enabling earlier diagnoses for children with rare genetic ...

Three-year-old Nathaniel Clayton started having problems with his vision when he was just six months old. After numerous ...

Now, researchers have found that advances in the field over just a few years have led to families getting answers sooner and more children are receiving a diagnosis. The parents of three-year-old ...

A new DNA library launched today will make it quicker and easier to monitor and manage Australia's biodiversity, introducing ...

This week, Svante Pääbo, Nobel Prize winner for sequencing the Neanderthal genome, is visiting Estonia. In an interview with ...

Technologies needed for tracing engineered biothreats back to their sources are advancing rapidly. Here are some ...

Nidderdale National Landscape is playing a leading role in a pioneering Natural England species recovery project that uses ...

Tech-savvy parents to be are using IVF and screening embryos to build families in ways that were unimaginable a few short years ago.

A 46-year-old man with advanced lung cancer recovered after doctors used Next Generation Sequencing to identify a rare ALK fusion mutation and treat him with targeted therapy instead of chemotherapy.