An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ...

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Testing SMA patient DNA with advanced methods like HapSMA can reveal genetic changes that affect how severe the disease is, ...

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Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

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Around two-thirds of US adults struggle with persistent tummy troubles like gas, bloating and abdominal pain — and few seek medical help.

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"This new technology has so many advantages that it will be what people do in the near future," Richard Green said of whole ...

Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS), a technology driving personalized medicine, cancer diagnosis, infectious disease ...