Dr. Katz's research shows how important it is for all breast cancer survivors to have access to genetic testing services, ...

Current demand for plastics and chemical raw materials is met through large-scale production of ethylene from fossil fuels.

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

The host cell system is a critical determinant of recombinant protein quality and yield, with direct influence on protein folding and post-translational modification factors that shape the ...

It's estimated that nearly 30% of people who try cannabis will go on to develop a substance use disorder associated with it. Strong predictors include how often a person uses it, and whether they have ...

Faulty versions of the LMNA gene can cause a wide range of health problems, including heart muscle disease (dilated cardiomyopathy) and muscle weakness (muscular dystrophies). Many of these diseases ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. -- When Maureen Brainard-Barnes' skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long Island's Gilgo Beach in the winter of 2010, there was hardly any physical evidence ...

It has been 41 years since Darlene Hulse was killed. The cold case unit of the Indiana State Police need your help solving such cases. New DNA technology has rapidly improved over the past 20 years.

Researchers have used a new human reference genome, which includes many duplicated and repeat sequences left out of the original human genome draft, to identify genes that make the human brain ...

Scientists can protect children from being born with certain devastating genetic disorders by creating "three-parent" babies, according to the results of a landmark study released Wednesday. British ...