It’s a bit like giving the soil a DNA test.” A new droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) method quantifies root DNA directly from soil ...

We spoke to David Klenerman, co-developer of sequencing by synthesis, to find out how his work heralded the next generation ...

A widely used weedkiller may be giving dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria an unexpected advantage in the fight for survival. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) contributes to an estimated 1.1 million ...

Researchers have identified neurons that play a significant role in directing attention, paving the way for new ADHD ...

Mammalian cell lines are crucial in the production of recombinant therapeutic proteins, vaccines and other clinically relevant drugs. A number of different lines are relied upon, but three in ...

For the first time, researchers have used a genome editing technique called base editing to identify a master gene that is essential for human embryo development. Marking the first application of base ...

A new study has demonstrated that colon cancer cells may change identity to metastasize. Loss of GATA6, a transcription factor that controls which genes are turned on or off, can reprogram colorectal ...

A tropical butterfly has evolved an ingenious anti-aging strategy by delaying the aging process enabling it to live far longer than its closest relatives. Found throughout the tropical rainforests of ...

A novel ‘asthma-on-a-chip’ platform breathes new life into study of the condition, offering hope for future treatments. University of Pennsylvania (PA, USA) engineers have developed a human ...

Expanding the CRISPR toolbox, scientists have introduced a new technology that can rip cancer- and virus-infected cells’ genomes apart, while leaving healthy tissue unharmed. A novel CRISPR platform ...