In each type of cell, like a muscle cell or a skin cell, different genes are expressed (turned on) or silenced (turned off). If the cells that are turned on mutate, they could—depending on what role ...

Most pharmaceuticals sold today have their origin in a biochemistry laboratory. Drug discovery has traditionally started with a biochemical pathway implicated in a pathophysiological process. An ...

Ariosa Diagnostics announced that its scientists have successfully tested and implemented a microarray DNA quantification method for Ariosa's Harmony Non-Invasive Prenatal Test SAN JOSE, California, ...

Pat Brown, CEO of Impossible Foods (CA, USA) and professor emeritus in the department of biochemistry at Stanford University (CA, USA), takes us through the invention of DNA microarrays, their ...

Takara Bio Inc., a biotechnology company in Otsu, Japan, has developed a system which allows for mass production of a wide variety of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) fragments needed to make DNA ...

The human genome project was undertaken to determine the human DNA sequence and analyze variation among individuals. To make use of this information, tools were developed that could collect and ...

For most researchers DNA microarrays are synonymous with high-throughput gene expression analysis. But they also are invaluable genotyping tools. Now that the International HapMap Project (see article ...

Illumina has recently advanced its plan to divest its cancer-diagnostics unit, a move intended to ease regulatory pressure and sharpen its focus on core DNA sequencing and microarray technologies.