The new tools are the first, say the study authors, to identify melanoma DNA in the blood of patients whose cancer is spreading and who lack defects in either the BRAF or NRAS gene

Some errors can cancel out or suppress the fallout of those mutations known to cause disease

More evidence that life could have evolved with relative ease: New research supports ancestors of genes self-copying in a mushy puddle

Rates of malaria transmission depend on whether mosquitoes bite humans or animals, and whether they rest after that meal in an area where they will encounter pesticides

How experts are planning to catch cheating athletes

The discovery may lead to treatments for atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s and other age-related disorders

MDI biological laboratory's 'environmental genomics' course will look at influence of environment on genetic expression

Research describes an aspect of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing method, which makes use of dCas9, a disabled protein

Technique could shrink the space needed to store digital data that today would fill a Walmart supercenter down to the size of a sugar cube

If two fruit fly species mate, it makes offspring dead or infertile