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Whole-Genome Sequencing Will Change Pregnancy

At WIRED Health 2025, Orchid CEO Noor Siddiqui and genomics pioneer George Church laid out their view of the future of ...

Here’s why genomic sequencing should be a standard of care

Industry recognition is growing for the importance of genomic sequencing for gaining insights vital to an accurate diagnosis ...

Genetics and personalised medicine: How functional genomics guides cancer treatment

Cancer is a genetic disease caused by inherited or acquired DNA mutationsPersonalised medicine tailors treatment based on ...
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What is the DNA testing technique allowed in the Gilgo Beach murder trial?

Last week, a judge made a major ruling in the case against alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, allowing DNA ...

We decoded the oldest genetic data from an Egyptian, a man buried about 4,500 years ago

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 ...

Scientists Sequence Bacterial DNA from Germs in Mammoth Teeth

An analysis of the bones and teeth of ancient mammoths (Mammuthus) has identified some of the microorganisms that lived in ...
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What Is RNAi? Gene Silencing Explained for Researchers and Innovators

The natural RNAi mechanism can be directed by either short interfering RNA (siRNA) or microRNA (miRNA). 1 There are four key steps in the RNAi pathway. When miRNA acts as the guide for RNAi, only a ...