Dog DNA tests have become an increasingly popular purchase for many pet owners who are curious about their furry friend’s ancestry. And since so many dogs are rescues or mixed-breeds, there are plenty ...

NEW YORK — An Abyssinian cat from Missouri, named Cinnamon, has made scientific history. Researchers have largely decoded her DNA, a step that may aid the search for treatments for both feline and ...

A research team led by the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a method to accurately and efficiently read DNA containing non-standard bases—a task once thought too ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A Stanford University engineer has invented a new technology for decoding DNA and used it to decode his own genome for less than ...

TORONTO - Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) have compiled the complete DNA sequence of human chromosome 7 and decoded nearly all of the genes on this medically important portion of ...

Each cell in our bodies carries about two meters of DNA in its nucleus, packed into a tiny volume of just a few hundred cubic micrometers-about a millionth of a milliliter. The cell manages this by ...

What can we learn about human evolution from an eel-like creature with a sucker-shaped mouth? Apparently, quite a lot. A large team of scientists has decoded the genome of a sea lamprey – one of the ...

The math on sequencing's growing reach is pretty simple. In 2009, a few dozen genomes were sequenced. Last year the genes of some 1,700 people were sequenced. This year, analysts say the number will ...