Tagging antibodies with rare earth metals instead of fluorescent molecules turns a veteran technique into a high-throughput powerhouse.
Tagging antibodies with rare earth metals instead of fluorescent molecules turns a veteran technique into a high-throughput powerhouse.
The largest virus to be sequenced prompts researchers to consider whether giant viruses were once full-fledged living organisms.
The mother of disabled twins doggedly pursued the root of her children's illness and found it in their genome profiles.
Designing genomes from scratch will be the next revolution in biology.
Researchers studying differences in how individuals respond to stress are finding that genes are malleable and environments can be deterministic.
In an essay entitled "Nurture, Nature, and the Stress That is Life," neurobiologists Darlene Francis and Daniela Kaufer envision a future where science moves past the nature vs. nurture debate in considering differences in human behavioral responses to stress.
Learn about the field’s first genetic circuits and read forecasts by George M. Church and J. Craig Venter of a future where man-made organisms pump out novel fuels, drugs, and therapies.
A new non-profit endeavor is calling for people to get their gut bacteria sequenced for the sake of science.