Eliminating RNA amplification simplifies and speeds up assay for SARS-CoV-2 virus, making it ideal for point of care testing.

186 years after Darwin first described the Galapagos racer snake, Danielle Edwards seeks to rebuild their population by using DNA from one of his original samples.

UC scientists and physicians hope to permanently cure patients of sickle cell disease by using CRISPR-Cas9 to replace a defective gene with the normal version.

Diminishing a single protein in a set of mice caused them to gain only half the weight of other mice, even on a high-fat diet.

The first end-to-end, completely gapless DNA sequence of a human chromosome is a major milestone for genomics.

Saliva can be gathered without medical supervision, unlike current tests, which saves time, money and precious PPE.

‘It’s a first step toward fulfilling the promise of the genomics era to inform how we combat disease,’ lead researcher says.

The Pan-Cancer Project discovers causes of unexplained cancers and zeros in on mechanisms of development.