The genes that could help the world's crops survive drought, heat, and disease probably already exist. But much of this ...

Oncologists use biopsy and imaging techniques to diagnose and monitor tumor diseases and assess treatment success. Researchers at the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich have ...

DNA synthesis is vital to several processes in biopharmaceutical innovation, including the development of gene therapies, CRISPR gene editing, antisense oligonucleotides and RNA therapies. The need ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer. This allows bacteria to rapidly evolve new traits, such as antibiotic ...

A team of researchers from UCLA has created a new blood test that may change how doctors detect cancer and other diseases.