DNA sequencing is an emerging frontier of medicine that could transform medical care as we know it. Dr. Celia Egan shares ...

Researchers have refined a powerful DNA sequencing tool that can uncover hidden mutations that occur naturally in our bodies ...

Two of MGI’s subsidiaries signed a licensing deal with Swiss Rockets to grant it an exclusive patent license for MGI’s ...

A research team in Japan has developed an innovative system that can accurately detect genetic mutations in brain tumors ...

Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain ...

Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells contain a nucleus. From protozoa to human beings, all have the same basic biological ...

By making the world's microbial DNA easier to explore, a new sequence alignment tool, LexicMap, lets scientists search for a ...

Study identifies 6,000 gene variants causing depression in women, doubling risk compared to men, with genetic factors playing ...

When couples have trouble conceiving a baby or lose a pregnancy, they often undergo routine tests, which can turn up a shock: One of the prospective parents may be missing a chromosome. The most ...

Harmful genetic changes in sperm become substantially more common as men age because some are actively favored during sperm ...