With almost all of its citizens’ genes already sequenced in a national database, it’s the test case for an ambitious—and, to ...

As one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, James Watson pioneered the field of genetics and left behind a ...

His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th century ...

Every cell in the body has the same DNA, but different cell types—such as muscle or brain cells—use different parts of it.

In his later years, Watson's reputation was tarnished by comments on genetics and race that led him to be ostracized by the scientific establishment.

Simply put, Illumina tends to have better profitability ratios compared to its peers. For instance, Illumina has a 68.38% ...

Explore CRISPR technology explained, gene editing science, DNA modification, and genetic engineering ethics—discover how ...

Nov 7 - James D. Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA, the molecule of heredity, ushered in the age of genetics and provided the ...

A team of scientists is employing a technique used to detect invasive species to search for troops lost at sea.

Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO) today announced the publication of a study in Cancers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showing how optical genome mapping (OGM) can address ...

BIOVECTRA, a part of Agilent Technologies Inc., and Revolution Biomanufacturing Inc. today announced a collaboration that ...

Low soil nutrients slow rye’s gene mixing, a study shows, offering new insight into how environmental stress shapes crop ...