The DNA in a single cup of water can track wildlife, monitor pollution and survey pathogens in waterways and their ...

Colorectal cancer is unique in having its own microbial "fingerprint," according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and ...

Bacteriophages, the most abundant life form on Earth, infect bacterial cells and influence the structure of the microbial community. To fend off phage attacks, bacteria have evolved their own defense ...

Scientists have created a silicon chip that can write dozens of DNA sequences simultaneously using electricity and ...

A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth. For tens of thousands of ...

Communities of microorganisms at the bottom of polar lakes evolved independently from other regions, influenced by the particular geological, biological, and climate history of their regions. The ...

DNA is often called the blueprint of life, but what does that really mean? Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Genetics in the Heersink School of Medicine, explains everything ...

Carina Imburgia is at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. To address these limitations, Zhang et al. have developed ...

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