MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery ...

Preserving DNA in biological samples has long posed a challenge for researchers, but the process may be about to get a lot ...

Biological rhythms aren't just for sleep. In the tiny worm C. elegans, researchers in the Grosshans lab and the Computational ...

Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now ...

CRISPR-based tools can’t easily access the DNA in these organelles, but researchers are finding other ways in.

A new tool developed at ETH Zurich, MetaGraph, allows scientists to search through vast public DNA and RNA databases in seconds — like a “Google for DNA.” DNA sequencing has transformed biomedical ...

By examining genomic variation more closely, scientists can now identify new disease connections with greater speed and accuracy. For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can ...

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

A British COVID-19 test known as DnaNudge that gives results in just over an hour and which requires no laboratory was accurate in almost all cases, an academic review in the Lancet has found.

Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of your ...