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DNA technologies
DNA technologies are a broad term used to describe the many advancements allowing for the identification, amplification, and quantification of DNA. DNA techniques are used for a variety of indications, including the diagnosis of disease, uncovering hereditary links, and advancing drug development pipelines.
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MAY 23, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Geneticists are learning not to dismiss something just because they do not understand it. In the realm of studying non-c ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 16, 2016Microbiology
On May 13, 2016, the White House announced the new National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) for the benefit of people and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2016Genetics & Genomics
It was reported today in the New York Times that a private, invitation-only meeting of about 150 scientists was convened ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Transcription and translation are two essential life processes for creating proteins, the cornerstone of any Genetics 10 ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the development of the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have found many ways to both improve and vary th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2016Earth & The Environment
Were the early building blocks of life in a humble puddle? Scientists working toward that hypothesis have ac ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2016Videos
Genetics plays a crucial role in the constantly growing and challenging fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic dis ...Written By: Jennifer EllisAPR 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 18, 2016Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 14, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Chimeric organisms are ones that are made up of cells or tissues from more than one individual, most commonly thought of ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2016Cancer
In an effort to improve sensitivity for cancer detection, engineers at the Case Western Reserve University have achieved ...APR 07, 2016Genetics & Genomics
All the baby pictures, financial transactions, funny cat videos, and email messages that we hoard often require tec ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
DNA, the diverse combination of just four nucleotide letters that writes our genetic code, can do more than just form a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 31, 2016Health & Medicine
A painful inflammatory disease has been plaguing a Flemish family for more than three generations, and for the first tim ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 30, 2016Cancer
In what sounds like a top-secret military operation, scientists have developed a triple-stage “cluster bomb” ...MAR 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
With an enhanced form of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, scientists were able to read the genome of induced pluripotent stem cel ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 11, 2016Cancer
A common theme in medicine is that detecting a disease early on can lead to more effective treatments. The idea relies p ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In addition to its double helix shape famous for holding the information of the genetic code, DNA can also occur a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the world of medical surgeries, smaller incisions could often mean less infection risk and faster recovery time. To h ...MAR 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Until now scientists have believed the variations in traits that exist along a continuum—height, skin color, tende ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a new, less expensive, and faster method to determine the DNA sequence of the male-specific Y ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 28, 2016Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere - even on priceless works of art. A number of researchers think microbes are to blame for ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Gene expression is more than just on or off, it is more of a spectrum of expression, scientists are discovering. In a ne ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAY 23, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Geneticists are learning not to dismiss something just because they do not understand it. In the realm of studying non-c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 16, 2016
Microbiology
On May 13, 2016, the White House announced the new National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) for the benefit of people and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
It was reported today in the New York Times that a private, invitation-only meeting of about 150 scientists was convened
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Transcription and translation are two essential life processes for creating proteins, the cornerstone of any Genetics 10
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the development of the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have found many ways to both improve and vary th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Were the early building blocks of life in a humble puddle? Scientists working toward that hypothesis have ac
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2016
Videos
Genetics plays a crucial role in the constantly growing and challenging fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic dis
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
APR 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 18, 2016
Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 14, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Chimeric organisms are ones that are made up of cells or tissues from more than one individual, most commonly thought of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2016
Cancer
In an effort to improve sensitivity for cancer detection, engineers at the Case Western Reserve University have achieved
...
APR 07, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
All the baby pictures, financial transactions, funny cat videos, and email messages that we hoard often require tec
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
DNA, the diverse combination of just four nucleotide letters that writes our genetic code, can do more than just form a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 31, 2016
Health & Medicine
A painful inflammatory disease has been plaguing a Flemish family for more than three generations, and for the first tim
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 30, 2016
Cancer
In what sounds like a top-secret military operation, scientists have developed a triple-stage “cluster bomb”
...
MAR 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
With an enhanced form of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, scientists were able to read the genome of induced pluripotent stem cel
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 11, 2016
Cancer
A common theme in medicine is that detecting a disease early on can lead to more effective treatments. The idea relies p
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In addition to its double helix shape famous for holding the information of the genetic code, DNA can also occur a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the world of medical surgeries, smaller incisions could often mean less infection risk and faster recovery time. To h
...
MAR 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Until now scientists have believed the variations in traits that exist along a continuum—height, skin color, tende
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a new, less expensive, and faster method to determine the DNA sequence of the male-specific Y
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 28, 2016
Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere - even on priceless works of art. A number of researchers think microbes are to blame for
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Gene expression is more than just on or off, it is more of a spectrum of expression, scientists are discovering. In a ne
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)