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A new technique which detects microscopic quantities of genetic material which animals leave in the environment could help conservationists find and protect vulnerable animal populations.

Scientists have harnessed CRISPR, the gene-editing tool, to find highly specific dependencies in a deadly subtype of leukemia. They used an experimental drug to target these, halting cancer growth in cultured cells.

A massive new study of insomnia has shown it is partly heritable, and has also identified strong associations with conditions like type 2 diabetes.

Your cold heart or caring nature may actually be down to your genes, a new study suggests.

A new study indicates that the kinds of microbes living in the gut influence the severity and recurrence of parasitic worm infections in developing countries. The findings suggest that manipulating the gut’s microbial communities may protect against intestinal parasites, which affect more than 1 billion people worldwide.

BioDiscovery initially began the partnership three years ago with Affymetrix, Inc. (before its acquisition by Thermo Fisher) and due to the success of the partnership at enabling cancer researchers to have access to high quality assay plus software, the two companies have elected to continue the partnership.

Dr. Alice Berger, a translational researcher at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has received a $200,000, two-year award — the Lori Monroe Scholarship for Lung Cancer Research — to advance her scientific focus on the genetics of lung cancer in women who have never smoked.

An innovative technique for combating the disease could prevent mosquitoes from transmitting the disease to humans.

A study examining the evolution of the sexes in basic organisms has traced the difference to one single gene.

Researchers have identified a protein in saliva (histatin-5) that protects the body from traveler’s diarrhea. The findings may lead to the development of new preventive therapies for the disease.