All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their ...

Some experts are concerned that access to genomic information could stoke fears and invade privacy. As Genetic Sequencing Spreads, Excitement, Worries Grow Ever since James Watson and Francis Crick ...

Whole-genome sequencing reads every DNA base. This shifts medicine from diagnosing disease based on symptoms to molecular ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have tested the feasibility of using human cell transdifferentiation with RNA sequencing to facilitate diagnoses of Mendelian disorders. The approach ...

This summer you can add another: Gene sequencing of a corn dog. University of Minnesota researchers are aiming to crack the genetic code of the quintessential State Fair snack at the school’s Driven ...

In the 1990s, Lee Sweeney, a physiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrated that inserting the gene encoding insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) into the muscle cells of mice increased ...