Persistent infection with high-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary cause of cervical cancer and is implicated in other anogenital and ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

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Magnesium is essential to Cas9’s function, but many studies on the protein are done in a solution with a magnesium ...

“Microbes are the world’s oldest miners,” says Liz Dennett, founder and CEO of the start-up Endolith Mining, based near ...

Some bacterial-infecting viruses use ‘sponges’ to mop up defence molecules, but bacteria can fight back by responding when a ...

A New York judge on Wednesday allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Rex Heuermann, the man accused of being Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial ...

Doctors can order genetic tests for people at high risk of breast cancer, and insurance often covers those, Kamal says. For people without a clear genetic risk or who don't know their family health ...