In each type of cell, like a muscle cell or a skin cell, different genes are expressed (turned on) or silenced (turned off). If the cells that are turned on mutate, they could—depending on what role ...

Illumina has recently advanced its plan to divest its cancer-diagnostics unit, a move intended to ease regulatory pressure and sharpen its focus on core DNA sequencing and microarray technologies.

Pat Brown, CEO of Impossible Foods (CA, USA) and professor emeritus in the department of biochemistry at Stanford University (CA, USA), takes us through the invention of DNA microarrays, their ...

Ariosa Diagnostics announced that its scientists have successfully tested and implemented a microarray DNA quantification method for Ariosa's Harmony Non-Invasive Prenatal Test SAN JOSE, California, ...

Label a nebulizer with the name of the DNA sample to be treated, and cover the gas hose connection with Parafilm. Place the nebulizer on ice. The DNA may be fragmented using another method (for ...

Most pharmaceuticals sold today have their origin in a biochemistry laboratory. Drug discovery has traditionally started with a biochemical pathway implicated in a pathophysiological process. An ...

Takara Bio Inc., a biotechnology company in Otsu, Japan, has developed a system which allows for mass production of a wide variety of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) fragments needed to make DNA ...

For most researchers DNA microarrays are synonymous with high-throughput gene expression analysis. But they also are invaluable genotyping tools. Now that the International HapMap Project (see article ...