Genomics company Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 9.4% ...

A newly mapped step in DNA replication suggests that strand separation begins at a precise junction between two helicase rings. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers mapped where DNA first opens and how a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Cleveland man who wants DNA testing to challenge his conviction lost a key round Tuesday, when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that judges don’t have to give detailed reasons when ...

The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4 million American men, with another 330,000 men expected to be diagnosed with the ...

A tiny set of ancient genetic “switches” may have played a surprisingly large role in making human language possible. Researchers found that these DNA regions, which act like volume controls for genes ...

You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narrated by Noa, here. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed what they describe as a fundamentally new type of vaccine using ...

Definition: A microarray is a small, flat substrate carrying an ordered grid of microscopic probe features, each containing a known biological molecule, that is used to measure many molecular targets ...

When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for building a living organism. Scientists know that DNA encodes everything from hair ...

Murder investigators in Arizona are encountering a stubborn obstacle to solving a decades-old cold case involving an unidentified dead body: The woman’s Ashkenazi Jewish DNA. In 1989, an unclothed ...

CRISPR Cas9 genome editing has transformed the way scientists approach gene therapy, acting like precise DNA scissors that can target and repair hereditary diseases at the genetic level. This ...