New England Biolabs (NEB®) announces the release of the Monarch Mag Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) Extraction Kit, which enables consistent, scalable extraction of low-abundance, circulating cell-free DNA ...

In 1869, Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher isolated a mysterious substance from cell nuclei—an overlooked finding that would ...

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold ...

Over the past two decades, researchers have learned that DNA inside the cell nucleus naturally folds into a network of ...

Some genetic mutations that are expected to completely stop a gene from working surprisingly cause only mild or even no symptoms. Researchers in previous studies have discovered one reason why: cells ...

Living organisms share an ancestor called the last universal common ancestor, or LUCA. LUCA is estimated to have lived ...

In A Nutshell Johns Hopkins researchers developed a blood test that catches 81% of stage IA lung cancers (the earliest, most ...

Australian scientists have discovered that DNA barcoding can be used to track cancer cells in solid and liquid biopsies, empowering future research into more reliable breast cancer diagnosis and ...

Blackberries are higher in vitamins C and K, but blueberries are loaded with a type of antioxidant called anthocyanins, which ...

All life on Earth shares a common ancestor that lived roughly four billion years ago. This so-called "last universal common ...