Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed a more sensitive liquid biopsy test that uses RNA instead of DNA for detecting cancer. Using blood samples from patients with colorectal cancer, ...

A Ph.D. student in biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has built a software program ...

Liquid biopsies are tests that detect signs of cancer through a simple blood draw. Unlike traditional biopsies, which require removing a piece of tissue, a liquid biopsy typically looks for mutations ...

Excitatory neurons increase activity, while inhibitory neurons prevent cells from firing too much. • Published in Nature Neuroscience: A team at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence ...

With a foundation in clinical partnerships and precision diagnostics, Nivana Health introduces a personalized health system ...

Franklin W. Stahl, an American molecular biologist whose landmark 1957-58 experiment with colleague Matthew Meselson revealed ...

He and a colleague proved a theory advanced by the Nobel Prize winners James Watson and Francis Crick, who discovered DNA’s ...

No longer a mere assistant who carries out the commands of DNA, RNA takes the lead in emerging therapeutics.

Scientists have created an artificial RNA system that can copy itself using simple building blocks and temperature changes.