Techniques for analyzing DNA have advanced, enabling scientists to better understand disease outbreaks throughout history.
One in every 10 people worldwide is impacted by a rare genetic disease but about 50% of them remain undiagnosed despite rapid increases in genetic technology and testing. Even when a person does have ...
From the Black Death to the COVID-19 pandemic, combining the genetic data of a pathogen with historical records, ...
EMBL researchers created SDR-seq, a next-generation tool that decodes both DNA and RNA from the same cell. It finally opens access to non-coding regions, where most disease-associated genetic variants ...
Researchers at the University of Guelph have developed a faster way to identify potential drug targets against a dangerous ...
Researchers have demonstrated a nondestructive way to collect cellular material from historical parchment manuscripts, ...
Ecosystems are not being able to adapt as quickly as the climate is changing. Scientists are turning to genetic work to guide ...
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