Browsing: DNA & Genetics

The road to a first-author paper often isn’t short or direct.Credit: Grant Ordelheide/Aurora Photos/GettyAs a fifth-year PhD candidate, I have…

Boston — “If we want to treat and cure all disease, that will require enabling genetic agency,” said Eric Kelsic, PhD,…

Exploring the crossroads of genetics and imaging, this postdoc investigates how cellular disarray leads to malignancy.Image credit:UW Office of Postdoctoral…

In a town on the shores of Lake Geneva sit clumps of living human brain cells for hire. These blobs,…

From neurons to immune cells to trophoblasts, scientists reveal their favorite cells.Image credit:© iStock, vshivkovaWhether it’s counting red blood cells…

In the nervous system, synapses are where the action is. There, across a narrow gap between adjacent cells, neurons talk…

James Watson, PhD, sporting a double-helix T-shirt on his 90th birthday, as his wife Elizabeth looks on. [Kevin Davies] James…

All cellular life, from single-celled bacteria to towering trees, can trace its origins back to a single forerunner that existed…

View eBook   A number of blockbuster biologics worth $200 billion in revenue are expected to lose patent exclusivity by…

Blending chemistry, computation, and curiosity, one postdoc studies how molecular motion shapes the durability of everyday materials.Image credit:Pierre Kawak, ©iStock,…