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 ...

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 ...

A new genomic study has unlocked the genetic secrets behind the breeding of flowering Chinese cabbage—a popular leafy vegetable in Asian cuisine. By analyzing the DNA of over 400 cabbage varieties, ...

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 ...

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