MIT has developed a DNA sensor that can detect HPV and HIV infections through voltage changes. The sensor is durable and ...

A strategy that analyzes the structural properties of RNA could help identify regions that are promising targets for antiviral drugs.

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

What if cancer, HIV could be diagnosed at home and that too for less than the cost of a bus ticket? MIT researchers have ...

The low-cost sensor uses DNA to find diseases like cancer and flu. It works for two months and needs no fridge.

Scientists have begun the Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) project, aiming to reconstruct human genetic material from scratch. The Wellcome Trust funds this ambitious initiative.

As if sequencing a full human genome wasn't tricky enough, scientists are now attempting to reconstruct our species' genetic ...

Assembly Biosciences has dosed the first subject in the Phase Ia/b study’s Phase Ib portion, evaluating ABI-1179.

Thriving microbe communities living in the most-polluted spots in the US offer insight into how to clean up the mess of ...

Scientists with the Synthetic Human Genome Project are trying to create artificial human DNA from scratch, leading to numerous ethical concerns. While the ...

A microbe found in deep-sea mud is rewriting what it means to be alive. S. mirabile defies categories—neither virus nor cell, ...

For the first time, the extreme variability in dengue fever has been linked to a biological mechanism, potentially opening ...