genetic analysis
Genetic sequence for parasitic flowering plant Sapria
Harvard-led researchers have produced the most comprehensive genome of one of the world’s largest flowers. On January 22 in Current Biology, a team of Harvard-led researchers presented the most complete…
Every tooth tells a different story
Researchers at the University of Tübingen have shown that the shape of human teeth can be used to reconstruct genetic relationships. Dr. Hannes Rathmann and…
University of Innsbruck develops novel corona test method
As requested by the Austrian Federal Government and the WHO, a significant increase in the capacity for coronavirus testing is essential to combat the new…
Blood biopsy: New technique enables detailed genetic analysis of cancer cells
It is a dramatic improvement over current approaches because it also encompasses the variation among cancer cells within a single patient.
Number of wild mountain gorillas exceeds 1,000
“This represents one of the rare success stories in conservation. The population of mountain gorillas in the Virunga Volcanoes has more than doubled in the…
Bacterial survival strategy: Splitting into virulent and non-virulent subtypes
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a survival strategy that harmful bacteria can use to outsmart the human immune response,…