Sometimes plants are so similar to each other that the methods developed by 18 th century scientist Carl Linnaeus for identifying species are not enough. In a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, ...

Miami University’s Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics (CBFG) has become one of the first institutions in the region to acquire the PacBio VEGA Benchtop System — a cutting-edge DNA ...

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 ...

A few years ago, a new NGS platform being announced at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting would not have been a surprise; multiple new instruments entered the NGS arena over ...

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 ...

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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers identified new sites in the placenta where genomic imprinting occurs. This could find previously ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to ...

A Prince William County jury on Aug. 21 convicted a Florida man in a 1987 rape and abduction at a Woodbridge gas station in a ...

Stoebe daisy bushes included in the study on a mountain slope near Villiersdorp in the Western Province of South Africa. Sometimes plants are so similar to each other that the methods developed by 18 ...