Nanopore sequencing allows researchers to read the chemical letters of DNA like an announcer would read a ticker tape. This makes fast, cheap genetic-based diagnostics possible.

Scientists have unveiled incredible images of how the DNA code is read and interpreted -- revealing new detail about one of the fundamental processes of life.

When an organism develops, dividing cells specialize to form the variety of tissues and organs that build up the adult body, while keeping the same genetic material – contained in our DNA. In a ...

How liquid-like protein droplets collectively read DNA regions to switch on genes Date: February 3, 2022 Source: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) Summary: When ...

Researchers at the Smithsonian and around the world are working to sequence the genomes of every eukaryotic species on Earth in the next 10 years through the Earth BioGenome Project.

That's how a prominent medical ethicist describes a researcher's innovative plan to share study results with participants in Kenya.