Biosecurity board recommends publication of data detailing transmissibility of H5N1 avian influenza.
Biosecurity board recommends publication of data detailing transmissibility of H5N1 avian influenza.
A novel liquid laser set-up can detect single nucleotide mutations in a cancer gene.
The creation of H5N1 bird flu strains that are transmissible between mammals has thrown the scientific community into a heated debate about whether such research should be allowed and how it should be regulated.
Genes shared across species that produce different phenotypes – deafness in humans and directional growth in plants – may reveal new models of disease.
Monitoring of bird flu outbreaks around the world is spotty, with most countries performing little in the way of genetic analysis.
The US Supreme Court ordered patents held by Myriad Genetics to be reviewed further by the Federal Circuit Court.
A new report outlines ways in which omics-based technologies can be shuttled more safely and effectively from the bench to the clinic.
Are donors of biological material privy to research results that stem from their donation?
Researchers question earlier findings of a new mechanism for gene regulation.
One biopsy may not provide enough information about the array of mutations in cancer to devise treatments based on a tumor’s genetic profile.