A Chinese biotech company is angling to buy California-based Complete Genomics, but federal regulators are expressing security concerns and may scuttle the deal.
A Chinese biotech company is angling to buy California-based Complete Genomics, but federal regulators are expressing security concerns and may scuttle the deal.
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.
The Scientist’s 5th installment of its annual competition attracted submissions from across the life science spectrum. Here are the best and brightest products of the year.
In the largest microbial eukaryote genetic sequencing effort ever attempted, researchers are investigating the transcriptomes of 700 marine algae species.
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.