The newest DNA sequencing technology from Swiss multinational Roche doesn’t measure DNA directly but in fact analyzes a different polymer altogether. The technology is not yet available for sale, but ...

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.

DNA methylation is a highly studied epigenetic modification that is involved in regulating genome function and plays fundamental roles in development and disease. 1 It is linked to a broad range of ...

Whether you’re interested in why a living system works as it does or the reasons it goes awry, proteins are a critical part of the molecular picture. The proteins circulating in a person’s plasma can ...

A University of Copenhagen team analysed thirty tar lumps from nine Alpine lake settlements, detecting male DNA on tool ...

“I fell in love with surface science during my PhD,” says Cassandra Reese. "It's really interesting and can support so many different applications," she adds. In October 2020, Reese joined the surface ...

Researchers at UW’s School of Medicine and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine Barcelona may have found an additional explanation as to why men and smokers are more likely to develop bladder ...

Decades of research has viewed DNA as a sequence-based instruction manual ... research reveals the second language of the human genome – one not written in its chemical letters but in its physical ...

As we enter entrepreneurship month this November, we’re celebrating the professors and alumni who are fueling job creation ...