A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers ...

From the Black Death to the COVID-19 pandemic, combining the genetic data of a pathogen with historical records, ...

Although it is an important technology for studying genomes, DNA sequencing was initially accomplished in 1977 by Frederick Sanger. Since its conception, the technology has developed rapidly. Alvaro G ...

This image compares three DNA sequencing technologies: Sanger sequencing, Massively Parallel DNA sequencing, and Nanopore DNA sequencing. Sanger sequencing (left) sequences 500-700 bases per reaction ...

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 ...

A new study looks at the process of DNA methylation, in which chemical tags known as methyl groups turn genes on and off and ...

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 ...

Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we evolved. But some of the most changeable regions of our DNA have been ...

Combining approaches to better discover and cultivate microbial taxa could generate novel microbes for industrial and ...

When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for ...