All mammals have basically the same set of genes, yet there are obviously some significant differences that distinguish the various species. Recent research suggests that one such difference involves ...

Sharpening a test for tracing food-borne illness to source Date: June 23, 2014 Source: American Society for Microbiology Summary: Research could make it easier for public health investigators to ...

A research team has recently constructed a global polymorphism genetic map of variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs), termed the NyuWa VNTR Polymorphism Map. The team has generated maps using ...

Researchers used long-read sequencing to examine the evolution of short tandem repeats and variable number tandem repeats, series of repeating nucleotide sequences that are among the most unstable ...

How often does cross-contamination occur? Cross-contamination is a critical issue in cell culture, with studies suggesting that up to 16-35% of all experiments are affected. This impacts research as ...