Last week researchers released the first non-invasive prenatal test for Down syndrome, and more such tests are expected in the coming months.
Last week researchers released the first non-invasive prenatal test for Down syndrome, and more such tests are expected in the coming months.
Inadequate poultry immunization programs may cause higher mutations rates in the bird flu virus, rendering the vaccine ineffective and increasing the threat of cross-species transmission.
Researchers find an antibody that may protect against a virus similar to the one featured in the movie Contagion.
The largest virus to be sequenced prompts researchers to consider whether giant viruses were once full-fledged living organisms.
Two genome-wide studies, backed up by field experiments, identify SNPs that correlate with Arabidopsis fitness in various climates.
Deletions or duplications of a certain genomic region implicated in autism can induce autism-like brain and behavior changes in mice.
The Nobel Assembly announced today that three researchers in the field of immunology will share the 2011 Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The Nobel Assembly reveals three winners of this year's prize in Physiology of Medicine.
Early sequencing evolved into the publication of genomes for myriad species, including our own, within the span of two and a half decades. Bioinformatician Stephen Friend opines on what's in store as the next quarter century of omics takes shape.
Twenty-five years later, the magazine is still hitting many of the same key discussion points of science.