In the last decade, the drive to understand who we are and where we've come from has been accelerated by DNA testing.

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Holiday moss is turning out to be more than a rustic backdrop for candles and nativity scenes. By trapping fragments of genetic material from animals that pass by or drift overhead, those soft green ...

A judge on Thursday sentenced a Florida man to 25 years in prison in a 1987 rape and abduction at a Woodbridge gas station -- ...

Survivors of sexual assault in Texas will now have the option to have evidence collected at no cost, regardless of whether a report of the offense has been made to law enforcement. The new DNA testing ...

As a core member of the Sample Technology team, Catriona works on developing new sample and library preparation methods, sequencing kits and end-end-workflows. She worked on the development and ...

“‘As a matter of claim construction, ‘identical’ cannot mean ‘identical to a portion’ because ‘identical’ means the same.” – Federal Circuit On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal ...

Background: Advancements in sequencing technologies, such as Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT), have significantly improved microbiome research. However, variations in sequencing ...

Life with cats is full of mysteries. Why do they suddenly sprint down the hallway at 3 AM? Why do some love cuddles while others barely tolerate your presence? And why, after thousands of years of ...

Introduction: Short-read amplicon sequencing studies have typically focused on 1-2 variable regions of the 16S rRNA gene. Species-level resolution is limited in these studies, as each variable region ...