A Richmond-based laboratory incorrectly analyzed DNA evidence in as many as 580 cases from across the state over five years before an inaccurate system setting was discovered in January 2022 and ...

Gene editing may hold promise for curing some diseases. Natali_Mis/iStock via Getty Images Plus According to the U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute, around 280 million individuals worldwide ...

Error-prone DNA replication and repair may lead to mutations and cancer in individuals who inherit a mutant copy of the BRCA1 gene, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

A hypothesis from the 1980s predicted that such errors arise from a rare faulty exchange between chromosomes. The researchers have now found the first direct evidence that this indeed happened. "We ...

Gloria Lofton’s death at her Texas home in 2019 had been a mystery — until a murder suspect allegedly confessed to her killing and others last year. An autopsy in Lofton's death had been inconclusive.

Approximately 13% of the human genome at certain motifs have the potential to form non-canonical (non-B) DNA structures (e.g. G-quadruplexes, cruciforms, and Z-DNA), which regulate many cellular ...

Expert in Amanda Knox murder trial said DNA samples may have been contaminated. PERUGIA, Italy, Sept. 26, 2009— -- A DNA expert found fault with the prosecutor's evidence in the Amanda Knox trial ...

(Nanowerk News) On 22 May 2019, scientists from Queen's University boarded a modified Falcon 20 aircraft at Ottawa airport. Scheduled was a ‘vomit comet’ flight, where the plane repeatedly climbs to ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – Genetic diseases can have devastating consequences for the people who inherit them. In recent years, scientists have found that there are human genetic diseases that might be ...

On 22 May 2019, scientists from Queen's University boarded a modified Falcon 20 aircraft at Ottawa airport. Scheduled was a ‘vomit comet’ flight, where the plane repeatedly climbs to 8km in a steep ...