Two identical sisters came into the world carrying the same rare cancer. They lost their lives to an undifferentiated sarcoma ...

In a way, sequencing DNA is very simple: There's a molecule, you look at it, and you write down what you find. You'd think it would be easy—and, for any one letter in the sequence, it is. The problem ...

A three-letter sequence repeating along a stretch of DNA could offer new clues about why some people are more susceptible to ...

Somatic mutations, the DNA changes that occur as our bodies grow and age, not only hold an important key to cancer but are ...

Researchers in a Mayo Clinic-led study have shown how to detect a broad range of DNA mutations in noncancerous human tissues ...

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 ...

Researchers in the Philippines have used 16S rRNA sequencing and greenhouse pathogenicity tests to confirm Ralstonia ...

Field-based genome sequencing helped scientists describe Purpureocillium atlanticum, a new fungus that kills trapdoor spiders ...

Bloodstream infections are a persistent threat to hospitalized patients, and those caused by fungi are particularly dangerous. Candida species are responsible for most invasive fungal infections ...

US genomics technology firm Element Biosciences, backed by Samsung Electronics as its largest shareholder, is kicking off a ...