UC Berkeley scientists discovered that a microbe can interpret the UAG stop codon in two ways, producing different proteins ...

Four letters - A, C, G and T - stand in for the four chemical bases that store information in DNA. A sequence of these same four letters, repeating in a particular order, genetically defines an ...

The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

Forensic DNA analysis has fundamentally changed criminal investigations, providing an unprecedented level of accuracy in identifying suspects, exonerating the innocent, and solving cold cases. And ...

"Navigating Your Jewish DNA Results" will be the topic of a presentation by genealogist Adina Newman for the Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, virtual meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois at 2 ...

WASHINGTON, DC (10/8/21) --- Pure Gold Forensics, Southern California’s only accredited, private forensic DNA laboratory, will begin using STRmix™ forensic software to resolve mixed DNA profiles in ...

Did you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA? Did you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA? And that 100% of your DNA may come from outer space? No joke. The biochemistry ...

When TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation portray DNA processing in the forensic lab, the results appear instantly with a DNA match wrapping up the case in hours. However, the ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant patients, and is typically monitored using laboratory-developed quantitative molecular assays. Clinicians who use ...