The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case deciding if two cancer genes should continue to be protected by patent.
The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case deciding if two cancer genes should continue to be protected by patent.
Undergraduate students delve into genomics and synthetic biology thanks to a new breed of technologically advanced courses.
Undergraduates and others are delving into modern genetics and genomics technologies in classrooms across the country.
The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
Human cytomegalovirus fixes its broken DNA by exclusively co-opting its host’s repair proteins.
Without publishing any data, a Texas-based forensic company claims to have sequenced the genome of Bigfoot.
Three-dimensional genome maps are leading to a deeper understanding of how the genome’s form influences its function.
An all-female species, distantly related to flatworms, steals all of genetic material it needs to diversify its genome.
A deadly Ebola virus can spread from pigs to monkeys without direct contact, pointing to pig farms as a possible contributor to outbreaks.
The crucial importance of language in the debate over the regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic tests