Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new suite of statistical methods that dramatically improves ...

People are occasionally exposed to potentially harmful substances in the environment or through their diets or habits. For example, a compound found in cigarette and industrial smoke, benzo(a)pyrene ...

DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification crucial to normal development, with its dysregulation leading to various diseases including cancer. As interest in epigenomics grows, an innovative ...

A new genetic mapping study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health traces links between DNA variations and thousands of blood proteins in two large and distinct ...

Innovative study of DNA's hidden structures may open up new approaches for treatment and diagnosis of diseases, including cancer. DNA is well-known for its double helix shape. But the human genome ...

Utilizing FIB-SEM, nanofluidic lab-on-a-chip devices for the analysis of single DNA molecules were characterized and fabricated. Direct FIB nanopatterning of silicon master stamps enables the quick ...

A new genome mapping method is helping Cornell scientists unlock the secrets of transposons—long dismissed as “junk DNA”—according to the Cornell Chronicle. Using a technique called CUT&Tag, ...

DNA's double helix has long stood as the symbol of life’s code. But buried within the genome lies a deeper level of complexity. One of the more intriguing discoveries in recent years is the i-motif—a ...

Researchers have found that individual prostate tumors contain a previously unknown range of genetic variation. Understanding which cells give rise to which areas of cancer can improve our ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also ...