By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) -Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings ...

Scientists are trying to sequence the DNA of Leonardo da Vinci to identify if the remains at his interment site really are ...

DNA sequencing is the process used to determine the order of nucleotides in a specific DNA molecule. This information is useful for researchers in understanding the type of genetic information ...

New research links an ancient DNA sequence to neuron growth, brain-cell balance, and a cognitive flexibility trait that may ...

Sequencing DNA is very, very simple: there's a molecule, you look at it, you write down what you find. You'd think it would be easy -- and it is. The problem isn't looking in and checking the ...

The cost of DNA sequencing has plummeted since 2005 (refs. 1,2), from $1,000 per megabase down to a mere ten cents per megabase 3,4. Next-generation technologies have also commoditized high ...

From copying to sequencing From a sequencing perspective, having a new copy of DNA isn't especially helpful. What we want to know is what the order of the bases along the strand is.

With a way to sequence DNA in space, astronauts could diagnose an illness, or identify microbes growing in the International Space Station and determine whether or not they represent a health threat.

DNA Methylation Market OverviewDNA methylation is a biological process in which methyl groups (CH3) are added to the DNA ...

DNA sequence represents a single format onto which a broad range of biological phenomena can be projected for high-throughput data collection. Over the past three years, massively parallel DNA ...

STORY: This skull belongs to a previously unknown lineage of human beings, dating back about 6,000 years ago.That’s according ...

Sequencing DNA in SpaceThe MinION DNA sequencer sits atop a state-of-the-art next-generation sequencer. The MinION is significantly smaller than typical laboratory sequencers that are less ...