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Horizon Discovery Group plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Pizzie as Chief Executive Officer and Board Director with immediate effect.

Porvair Sciences and J.G. Finneran Associates are pleased to announce the appointment of Bob Brino as OEM Business Development Manager for their microplate and sample prep product lines.

Genome-wide association studies, which look for links between particular genetic variants and incidence of disease, are the basis of much modern biomedical research, but privacy risks are slowing down research in this vital field. New research has presented a new algorithm for helping protect this data.

DNA walkers are tiny nanomachines that can carry cargo and move around prepared tracks. A new DNA walker, rather than taking slow steps, moves by cartwheeling head over heels, covering ground 10- to 100-fold faster than previous devices.

HMGA2 is a gene that controls the total number of cells in an animal's body. Having analyzed the gene in mice, researchers have now examined the gene's action in pigs, showing that deletion of the gene can drastically alter pig body size.

Researchers have discovered a gene – found on the male-only Y chromosome – that protects against the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This research was published in Nature Genetics.

Ever wondered why some Red Junglefowl chickens are more social than others? Me neither. But scientists at Linköping University did, and have detailed a network of genes that control chicken social behavior in a new study.

A new technique enables the diagnostic tool SHERLOCK to detect a virus directly in bodily fluids, expanding the platform’s potential to quickly and cheaply track pathogens such as Ebola, Zika, and Lassa fever anywhere in the world

Like any long chain, DNA often becomes knotted. New technology that can stretch DNA out has helped researchers discover factors that affect knotting which could advance genome sequencing technologies.

For the first time, scientists have revealed the essential genes for the deadliest human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. Researchers created new genomic techniques to analyse every gene in the parasite and determine which ones are indispensable.