While sick with COVID-19, President Trump is taking an antacid. Doctors have been exploring whether these medicines can treat SARS-CoV-2 infections, and the results are mixed.

Systems biologist Steven Wiley says advancements in two areas—single-cell biology and CRISPR—are poised to transform research.  

The year’s most impressive achievements include ecology research via drone, mice with two dads, and the use of artificial intelligence to identify and monitor cancer cells.

STARmap enables simultaneous analysis of multiple RNAs in intact, bulky samples.

STARmap reveals expression levels of multiple genes within thick tissue sections.

Soil scientists use a gas-producing reporter system to assess gene activity in bacteria.

RNA-sequencing data reveal that specific tissues have distinct changes in gene expression after an individual has passed away.

At the University of California, Santa Cruz, the researcher combs the cancer genome, looking for weaknesses.

Stress-related genes may be preferentially and rhythmically expressed as part of the circadian rhythms of older fruit flies, researchers report.  

Researchers describe how gene expression in different human brain regions is altered with age.

Systems-biology approaches offer new strategies for finding hard-to-identify drug targets for cancer.

A growing toolbox for surveying the activity of entire genomes

Preliminary results from the Genotype-Tissue Expression project reveal that gene expression varies more across tissues than across individuals.

Scientists create a way to isolate mRNA from a single living cell within a tissue.

Cosmetics companies use advanced genomics and in vitro technology to make skin look young and vibrant—you may never view the makeup aisle the same way again.