Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed ...

Meridian Life Science Expands Ambient-Stable NGS Portfolio with the Launch of a Lyophilized Enzymatic DNA Fragmentation Kit

The Life Science division of Meridian Bioscience, Inc., a leading global provider of diagnostic testing solutions and life science raw materials, today announced the launch of its Lyophilized NGS ...

AI model learns yeast DNA 'language' to boost protein drug output

Industrial yeasts are a powerhouse of protein production, used to manufacture vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and other useful compounds. In a new study, MIT chemical engineers have harnessed artificial ...
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How Does DNA Sequencing Work?

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 ...

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome. Scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint ...

Guthrie investigation turns to tech that's solved several Mass. cold cases

Investigators searching for clues in the Arizona kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie are turning to genetic genealogy, a forensic technology that has already helped to crack several notorious cold cases in ...
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DNA sequencing identifies '92 Pittsburgh homicide victim, cracks medical examiner's oldest cold case

Despite decades of chasing leads, investigators had been unable to identify the victim of a 1992 homicide on the North Side.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Kit Enabling Protein, DNA and RNA Analysis from a Single Sample

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Sequential Protein/DNA/RNA Extraction Kit That Enables Genomic, Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analysis from a Single Sample to Support Cancer and Disease ...

Helix Partners with Mawi DNA Technologies to Expand Access to Non-Invasive Genomic Sample Collection

Helix, the leading enterprise genomics company, has partnered with Mawi DNA Technologies, a leader in DNA sample collection and storage, to expand access to non-invasive DNA collection for genomic ...

DNA provides a solution to our enormous data storage problem

Since the dawn of the computer age, researchers have wrestled with two persistent challenges: how to store ever-increasing ...

These alleged rapists were free for 25 years. Here’s what caught them

A forensic technology that has set wrongfully convicted murderers free and jailed famed serial killers just landed its first ...