In these heady days of grand genome projects, it is easy to forget the fascinating biology and diversity of organisms that are not within the focus of most life scientists. In a recent issue of ...

A single DNA nucleotide, the base unit of the human genome, is a tiny, tiny thing. Each one is made up of only 30 atoms (plus or minus a few, depending on the base), making it much too small to be ...

Police on Wednesday said they had identified the suspect by using genome sequencing and public ... "When you can access information from such a small amount of DNA, it really opens up the ...

The Genome Sequencer FLX is built upon 454 Sequencing™ technology. One application in which the technology has had a considerable impact is small RNA analysis. Figure 3: Before emPCR and ...

In humans, the genome consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes located in the cell’s nucleus, as well as a small chromosome in the cell’s mitochondria. A genome contains all the information needed for an ...