A Kobe University team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms.…
Read More »DNA
Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we evolved. But…
Read More » Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) — the same technology which is powering the development of tailor-made medicines, cancer diagnostics, infectious disease…
Read More » Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial…
Read More » In humans and other multicellular organisms, cells multiply. This defining feature allows embryos to grow into adulthood, and enables the…
Read More » Every day, billions of cells in your body divide, helping to replace old and injured cells with new ones. And…
Read More » DNA repair proteinsact like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code.Researchers have long struggled to…
Read More » Using an approach called DNA origami, scientists at Caltech have developed a technique that could lead to cheaper, reusable biomarker…
Read More » Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of…
Read More » Scientists have developed a breakthrough method to track diet using stool metagenomic data. Developed by researchers at the Institute for…
Read More »