Scientists Create Synthetic Organism That Rewrites Life’s Universal Genetic Code
Low-temperature electron micrograph of a cluster of E. coli bacteria. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Scientists in the UK have…
Do you know what’s in your DNA? If not, that’s a problem
F D Flam Genetic information can be life-saving in a medical emergency, yet it’s still rarely collected from…
Research examines how cancer may invalidate forensic age-estimation tools
A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 7 of Aging (Aging-US) on July 17, 2025, titled “The influence of cancer…
The HBsAg/HBV DNA ratio’s potential for predicting disease progression
Patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the immune-tolerant phase may still experience hepatic inflammation and…
Denisovan DNA May Have Helped Ancient Humans Survive in Americas
Thousands of years ago, ancient Homo sapiens undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of km of ice over…
Yale researchers uncover new RNA editing tools for safer genetic surgery
The ability to correct disease-causing genetic mistakes using genome editors holds great promise in medicine, but it is…
AI model detects genetic changes in colorectal cancer from tissue images
An international, interdisciplinary research team led by Prof. Jakob N. Kather from the Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) for…
How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging
News Medical talks to Samuel Penwell and Winfried Wiegraebe at Bruker about how the Vutara VXL enables robust,…
ChronODE method offers precision in timing gene therapy treatments
A Yale research team has created a new computer tool that can pinpoint when exactly genes turn on…
Are hibernation ‘superpowers’ hiding in human DNA?
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. New genetic…
Sustainable DNA-polysaccharide hydrogels as recyclable bioplastics
The bioplastics are produced from naturally abundant biomass DNA (Fig. 1a i) and polysaccharides (Fig. 1a ii), and the polysaccharide…
Researchers uncover a novel way platelets can suppress inflammation
Platelets are probably best known for their role in blood clotting, making scabs and related, if less salubrious,…