Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.
Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.
The 1000 Genomes Project reveals the most comprehensive catalog to date of variation in the human genome.
A study finds that the genomes of swine and human flu viruses associated with a county fair in Ohio are almost perfectly matched, suggesting interspecies transmission.
Scientists identify a false assumption of standard gene expression analyses that could lead to the reappraisal of many prior studies.
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
J. Craig Venter plans to develop a machine to find and sequence DNA on Mars, but another genomics mogul, Jonathan Rothberg, may beat him to it.
Scientists fighting the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research bring their case before the country’s highest court.
Students at Mount Sinai School of Medicine can now take a class in which they can sequence and interpret their own genomes.
Brain cells called pericytes can be reprogrammed into neurons with just two proteins, pointing to a novel way to treat neurodegenerative disorders.
Researchers find that a deadly bacterial disease hitchhikes in people infected with the virus that causes AIDS to spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa.