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Expecting significant cuts to the federal research budget, scientists are scratching expensive DNA sequencers off their wish lists.
Researchers have pinpointed the region of a key cancer gene that’s involved in tumor suppression.
Last week researchers released the first non-invasive prenatal test for Down syndrome, and more such tests are expected in the coming months.
A bevy of genes known to be active during human fetal and infant development first appeared at the same time that the prefrontal cortex—the area of the brain associated with human intelligence and personality—took shape in primates, a new study publi
The number of friends one has on Facebook correlates with the size of certain brain regions—and the number of friends made in real life.
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.
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.
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