DNA and RNA Biomarkers: Why Scientists Need to Use Them
DNA and RNA Biomarkers: Why Scientists Need to Use Them
Nucleic acid detection techniques lead the charge for researchers seeking biomarkers in health and disease.
Nucleic acid detection techniques lead the charge for researchers seeking biomarkers in health and disease.
extrachromosomal DNA
Our Favorite Cancer Stories of 2021
Amanda Heidt | Dec 9, 2021 | 4 min read
This year revealed just how much scientists have learned about the disease, from how animals become naturally cancer-resistant to how tumor cells harness extracellular DNA to develop rapid drug resistance.
Researchers Find DNA “Borgs” in Methane-Chomping Archaea
Annie Melchor | Jul 20, 2021 | 3 min read
Massive extrachromosomal elements named after the hive-minded cyborg villains in Star Trek may be the first of their kind.
Our Expanding Universe
Bob Grant | Apr 1, 2021 | 3 min read
As with the evolution of astronomy, new insights in biology beckon just beyond our conceptual and observational reach.
Non-Chromosomal DNA Drives Tumor Evolution
Anna Azvolinsky | Feb 8, 2017 | 4 min read
Researchers discover that short pieces of DNA harboring oncogenes are relatively widespread in cancer.
New Type of DNA Discovered?
Sabrina Richards | Mar 8, 2012 | 3 min read
Small circles of extrachromosomal DNA appear to be widespread in mammals, and may be byproducts of small deletions in the nuclear DNA of somatic cells.