The sequencing of DNA molecules started with the development of chemical cleavage method of Maxam-Gilbert during 1970s followed by di-deoxy chain termination method. However, the whole genome ...

The possibility of using a new bioluminometric DNA sequencing technique, called pyrosequencing, for typing of human papillomaviruses (HPV) was investigated. A blinded pyrosequencing test was performed ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Pal Nyren’s Eureka moment came in 1986 when he was cycling home from Cambridge university. “It is often when ...

The epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted monoclonal antibody cetuximab (Erbitux) was recently introduced for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Treatment response is dependent on ...

Multiple fields of microbiology rely on techniques of microbial identification, such as in food microbiology for detecting contaminants, and in microbial ecology to characterize biodiversity. Image ...

DNA methylation is a form of epigenetics in which gene expression is encouraged or inhibited by the addition of a methyl group on cytosines. It is highly implicated in development, cell ...