Genetic sequencing has gone through several advances. A major breakthrough came when scientists began breaking the billions of letters that compose DNA up into relatively small bits of a few hundred ...

Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) has transformed the way scientists understand genetics. With the ability to sequence DNA and RNA faster and cheaper than ever before, this technology is reshaping ...

OpenSNP, a fourteen-year-old open source repository for genetic records, will shut down and delete all its data at the end of April.… The reason, according to bioinformatics researcher Bastian ...

The famous and rightly revered genetic technology CRISPR made headlines recently for saving a baby from a rare genetic condition. CRISPR is considered the front line of gene tech, and it’s already on ...

Researchers use long-read genome sequencing to discover 33% more structural variants and 38% more tandem repeats linked to autism spectrum disorder.

A novel CRISPR-based technology can spread within bacterial populations to eliminate antibiotic resistance. In a potential breakthrough for tackling antibiotic resistance, researchers from the ...

Noblis, a leading provider of science, technology, and strategy services to the federal government, announced today that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 12,554,993 for Beagle, an innovative ...

It was January of 1980 when 21-year-old Helene Pruszynski was kidnapped, raped and murdered in Douglas County, Colorado. Her body was found in a field, but police never identified a suspect.

The size and structure of our brains go a long way to explaining what makes us human. But what caused our brains to become what they are? KPBS Sci-Tech Reporter Thomas Fudge spoke to UC San Diego ...