A new study shows that long-read sequencing has the potential to improve the rate of diagnosis while reducing the time to diagnosis from years to days -- in a single test and at a much lower cost.

You, my friend, are what scientists call a "holobiont"- an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of ...

Call it the science of small, but a trio of University of Florida chemical engineers have developed a lab-on-a-chip process ...

Purification removes contaminants from DNA samples, ensuring the integrity of the genetic material and providing more ...

One in every 10 people worldwide is impacted by a rare genetic disease but about 50% of them remain undiagnosed despite rapid increases in genetic technology and testing.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today that it will feature new automated laboratory workflow solutions at the ...

In recent years, scientists and biohackers have sought out ways to "reset" our epigenetic clocks in order to slow down the aging process. This latest study, published in Nature Aging, however, ...

Research analysts at Leerink Partnrs boosted their FY2024 EPS estimates for Myriad Genetics in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Leerink Partnrs analyst P. Souda now forecasts that ...

If you want to run a biotechnology start-up in your kitchen (suggested name: Kitchen Sink Biosciences), maybe Breville’s ...

Functional genomics can help deconvolute the link between genotype and phenotype in disease, revealing new drug targets and ...

Professor John Tregoning tells Nick Harding about the two years he spent testing longevity boosting theories to see if any work - his findings were surprising ...

Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have originated thousands ...