Genetic Engineering News Takes In-Depth Look at Molecular Diagnostics
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Genetic Engineering News (GEN) highlights the rapidly growing and important field of molecular diagnostics with four articles focused on the topic in the September 1 issue.
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French and American scientists said Wednesday they have identified a "Jekyll and Hyde" type of cancer gene that could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat the disease.
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Researchers have deciphered for the first time the genetic code of a tree, which could lead to new varieties better at producing wood, paper and fuel.
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A DNA chip uses chemical changes caused by the presence of target DNA strands to produce an electric readout.
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A new genetic blood test allowing a closer match between donors and recipients is being developed.
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Scientists believe they are much closer to pinpointing the genes for prostate cancer after carrying out the biggest study yet to identify the inherited causes of the disease, it emerged today.
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Modern biology focuses most of its attention on how things are built and created: how a cell reads the blueprints encoded in DNA and how it takes that information to manufacture proteins in molecular factories.
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Researchers develop a new protein test that could one day take the guess-work out of making a diagnosis
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Super-cheap genetic scanning is set to jolt medicine, offering patients new insights--and painful choices.
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British scientists launched an investigation on Monday into the feasibility of designing medicines based on a patient&#39;s genetic make-up.
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Three teams of scientists have  identified a genetic mutation that is linked to about 5 percent  of inherited cases of Parkinson's disease.
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The quest to understand dog genetics will help scientists track down the causes of disease in both canines and people.
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Scientists say the results represent a new stage in synthetic biology.
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A painstaking scan of the DNA of tumor cells shows hundreds of previously unsuspected genes are involved in cancer, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that offers new ways to fight the disease.
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Synthetic biology turns a bacteriophage into an E. coli eliminator.
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Scientists working in Intronn's labs are trying to trick mutated genes into working properly, potentially treating hemophilia, increasing the body's "good" cholesterol or providing therapies for genetic diseases.-The Washington Post
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The full genome of James D. Watson has been deciphered, marking what some scientists believe is the gateway to an era of personalized genomic medicine.