A microfluidic device scans individual C. elegans for abnormal traits and sorts wild-type animals from mutants.
A microfluidic device scans individual C. elegans for abnormal traits and sorts wild-type animals from mutants.
Twenty-first century lab reports will include test results read by a new breed of pathologist.
Old koala pelts from museum collections are helping researchers to learn more about the retroviral invasion that may be endangering the Australian marsupial.
Using laboratory information management systems (LIMS) to automate and streamline laboratory tasks: three case studies
Investigators are calling on scientists to comb Adam Lanza’s DNA for potential drivers of his violent behavior last week in Connecticut.
Sequencing the whole genomes of bacterial pathogens as they spread among hospital patients and health care workers could transform the control of infectious disease.
2012 saw the birth of a handful of non-invasive genetic prenatal tests, but the young industry faces growing pains as legal and ethical questions loom.
In guinea pigs, the insertion of a single gene can transform ordinary heart cells into pacemaker cells that regulate cardiac rhythm.
This year’s roundup of bad behavior in the life sciences and new initiatives to prevent misconduct
The Carribean island, with the help of researchers using creative ways of getting the message out, has rallied behind sequencing the genome of an endemic parrot.