A review in Quantitative Biology demonstrates that scientists can now reliably build and combine very large pieces of DNA, ...

Data just published on bioRxiv shows Sidewinder achieves first-of-its-kind realization of scalable parallel DNA construction, demonstrating breakthrough increases in throughput, cost reduction, and ...

Nowadays, there's lots of buzz about spectacular new medical treatments such as personalised cancer therapy with modified immune cells or antibodies. Such treatments, however, are very complex and ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer. This allows bacteria to rapidly evolve new traits, such as antibiotic ...

Platelets are probably best known for their role in blood clotting, making scabs and related, if less salubrious, contributions to heart attacks and strokes. But these tiny, saucer-shaped blood cells ...