A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
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A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
The Nobel Prize winner who discovered the gene that encodes the major histocompatibility complex passes away at age 90.
Already reeling from a 20-year losing battle with a devastating disease, the banana variety eaten in the United States is now threatened by a new—but old—enemy.
A study that identified several genes linked to extremely long life has been retracted due to technical errors in the sequencing chips used.
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A method for rapidly replacing stop codons throughout the genetic code of E. coli paves the way for biomanufacturing designer proteins.
New evidence supports an old idea that embryos with genetic abnormalities can somehow fix themselves early in development.
Three RNAs expressed in the nucleolus mediate death in cells exposed to too much fat.
Drug therapies tailored to the DNA profiles of individual patients could change the face of medicine, but such treatments aren't commonly used in the clinic