A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the ...

A novel, error-corrected technique for identifying cancer from blood samples is significantly more sensitive and accurate ...

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time ...

US researchers have found a new method that may help in monitoring cancer from blood tests more easily and accurately. The ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an ...

Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the 'language' of the genome, offering insights into human development.

A new, error-corrected method for detecting cancer from blood samples is much more sensitive and accurate than prior methods and may be useful for monitoring disease status in patients following ...

Imagine creating a comprehensive, searchable index for a library containing hundreds of millions of books—a task that would ...

A biomolecular engineering course has recently been redesigned to give students experience with the entire process of DNA sequencing, from sampling to data analysis, using the latest nanopore devices ...

Cancer Research UK and NIHR-funded scientists at the University of Cambridge create a tool which allows them to find some vulnerable tumours. Over 4,000 tumours from seven types of cancers were ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine (4mC) ...

Researchers aThe DNA of human cells consists of a sequence of about 3.1 billion building blocks. Cells go to great lengths to maintain the integrity of this vast store of information.t ETH Zurich have ...