Ultra-low-pass whole genome sequencing (ULP-WGS) of circulating tumor DNA appears to provide important prognostic information regarding patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), according to ...

Traces of plague bacteria were found in a medieval skeleton from St Giles' Cathedral after new scientific analysis.

ETH Zurich scientists have created “MetaGraph,” a revolutionary DNA search engine that functions like Google for genetic data. By compressing global genomic datasets by a factor of 300, it allows ...

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular ...

Hong Kong Genome Project aims to bring in extra 60,000 to 70,000 people in next five years to help uncover, treat undiagnosed ...

This insightful review explores key areas of cancer genetic research, focusing on genes that may benefit from ...

Researchers have long been attempting to piece together the trek of Neanderthals from Europe into Asia around the Middle and ...

Michael Buck, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School, recently received NIH funding to explore how molecular readers of DNA access and activate seemingly hidden genes.

Decades of research has viewed DNA as a sequence-based instruction manual; yet every cell in the body shares the same genes – so where is the language that writes the memory of cell identities?

Boston researchers sequenced a full human genome in record time, under four hours. The advance could speed life-saving diagnoses for newborns in intensive care. Boston Children’s Hospital, in ...