Rice University scientists have developed a tool to speed the design of molecular diagnostics that depend on the specific recognition of pathogen DNA and RNA. The Rice lab of bioengineer David Zhang introduced a method that cuts the time required…
Using strands of nucleic acid, scientists have demonstrated basic computing operations inside a living mammalian cell. The research could lead to an artificial sensing system that could control a cell’s behavior in response to such stimuli as the presence of…
Op-Ed Contributor By REBECCA SKLOOT December 30, 2015 JEFFREY GRAY, a professor at Des Moines University, recently instructed a room full of medical students to take out their phones. Unlock them, he said. Now pass them to the person behind you. They…
A glioma, the most common type of malignant brain tumor in adults, is seen in an MRI. Researchers found that a merging of genetic neighborhoods in brain cells caused them to become cancerous. By GINA KOLATA December 23, 2015 Scientists who scoured…
A woman in Tanzania under a mosquito tent with a relative who was being treated for malaria. With gene drives, it may be possible to kill off a mosquito population or make the population resistant to malaria parasites. By NICHOLAS WADE December…
The new research demonstrates that specific digital files can be retrieved from a potentially vast pool of data. The new storage technology would also be capable of keeping immense amounts of information safely for a millennium or longer, researchers say.
Almost any amount and type of physical activity may slow aging deep within our cells, a new study finds.
Many of the customers allow their genetic information to be used for medical studies, and some also provide additional information, such as what diseases they have.
Their systematic work has made a decisive contribution to the understanding of how the living cell functions, as well as providing knowledge about the molecular causes of several hereditary diseases and about mechanisms behind both cancer development and aging.