A pre-clinical study in rats has shown that the psychedelic compound psilocybin can reverse excessive alcohol consumption and genetic markers […]
A recent study has shown that the gene GPR126 plays an essential role in the development of the placenta during […]
Researchers have found that environmental DNA (eDNA) concentrations can be used to reliably reveal information about migration patterns of organisms […]
Researchers have explored whether a sequencing approach, called HPV-seq, could improve detection of the human papillomavirus in patients with low […]
Charles Nichols is a Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Centre in New Orleans in USA. His main research […]
Nanopore-based methods took over 25 years to fully materialise, which involved the collaboration of both academia and industry. It is […]
Second- and third-generation NGS platforms are separated by their need for DNA amplification prior to sequencing. Second-generation sequencing technologies are […]
Introduction It has been over 30 years since the first generation of DNA sequencing technology was developed in 1977. Since […]
Genetic engineering of a strain of E. Coli has successfully passed safety protocols for the treatment of PKU. Phenylketonuria (PKU) […]
Olivia McAuliffe is a Principal Scientist at the Teagasc Food Research Centre in Ireland. Her team explores the genetics and […]
