The sweetpotato feeds millions worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where its natural resilience to climate extremes makes it crucial for food security. But this humble root vegetable has ...

Scientists have recently discovered a natural age counter in human DNA. This finding has reversed decades of study as we may ...

A research team led by the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a method to accurately and efficiently read DNA containing non-standard bases—a task once thought too ...

Over the last 10 years, breakthroughs in understanding the genetic instructions passed from parent to offspring have put researchers closer than ever before to efficiently decoding DNA with 100% ...

Each cell in our bodies carries about two meters of DNA in its nucleus, packed into a tiny volume of just a few hundred cubic micrometers-about a millionth of a milliliter. The cell manages this by ...

What Complete Genomics brings to the joint venture is the chemistry for probing DNA. "If we lay this DNA out, and use the Complete Genomics chemistry, we can see in living color the order of all those ...

A global revolution in genetic sequencing is helping University of Otago scientists solve the mysteries of ultra-rare disorders, for one family at a time. It’s called the diagnostic odyssey: an ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first virus hunter in space is all set to conduct some cosmic, new DNA research. Newly arrived space station astronaut and Napa native, Kate Rubins will attempt to complete ...