The introduction of real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) in the early 1990s opened the door for quantitative gene expression analysis. Still, qPCR depends on standard curves, allowing only relative ...

Using genomic and transcriptional data has greatly improved the understanding of multiple aspects of human physiology. A new paper in PNAS reports on molecular-level associations of co-occurring ...

Northwestern University biophysicists have developed a new computational tool for identifying gene combinations underlying complex illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, and asthma. Unlike single-gene ...