MIT spinout Cache DNA has created a technology for room-temperature DNA storage, challenging the need for cold chain ...

Tyler Kartzinel likens protecting biodiversity to enhancing cellphone networks. His analogy is pretty straightforward: look for gaps in coverage, and then do what’s needed to fill them. “Engineers ...

Researchers have discovered previously unknown antibiotic resistance genes using a new method that is capable of isolating ...

Next-generation DNA sequencing technology has been used to secure a criminal conviction for the first time, San Diego-based biotech startup Verogen announced this week. Verogen’s MiSeq technology, ...

Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, which may influence oral health, immunity, and cancer risk. Researchers at t ...

The newest DNA sequencing technology from Swiss multinational Roche doesn’t measure DNA directly but in fact analyzes a different polymer altogether. The technology is not yet available for sale, but ...

Readouts of the full DNA of children with cancer at diagnosis have been implemented as the standard of care in a European first. By determining a child's type of cancer as precisely as possible, the ...

In a significant legal development, New York has paved the way for the use of advanced DNA technology in the trial of Rex Heuermann, the accused in the Gilgo Beach serial killings. This ruling, ...

Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach ...

While practical DNA storage remains elusive, a team of Chinese researchers has developed a DNA cassette tape that could ...

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said his investigators would examine whether it could be used to help solve the ...

A N.Y. judge Wednesday said prosecutors in the Gilgo Beach murders can use evidence from a new DNA technology. Rex Heuermann ...