Oncologists use biopsy and imaging techniques to diagnose and monitor tumor diseases and assess treatment success. Researchers at the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich have ...

A review in Quantitative Biology demonstrates that scientists can now reliably build and combine very large pieces of DNA, ...

Scientists have created a novel method that could make the detection of multiple cancer types much easier. This method, ...

Takara Bio Inc., a biotechnology company in Otsu, Japan, has developed a system which allows for mass production of a wide variety of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) fragments needed to make DNA ...

An AI-powered blood test that analyzes DNA fragments could detect silent liver disease long before symptoms begin.

DNA synthesis is vital to several processes in biopharmaceutical innovation, including the development of gene therapies, CRISPR gene editing, antisense oligonucleotides and RNA therapies. The need ...

Researchers at KAUST have developed a k-mer–based genomic analysis that scans crops as collections of tiny DNA fragments, enabling rapid identification of hidden genetic diversity. The method has ...

Emerging methods are improving the ability to identify even highly degraded human remains. By Damien Cave Reporting from Hanoi, Vietnam The world is facing an abundance of tragic events that produce ...

The genes that could help the world's crops survive drought, heat, and disease probably already exist. But much of this ...