Among the major scientific discoveries, that of genetics has revolutionized our vision of the living world. Scientists now have access to the blueprints of many living beings, from the smallest ...

Genetic tests can predict health risks. In the US, where companies cover significant parts of the health insurance of their employees they may, understandably, want to minimise these risks. In the ...

Hampton Lawrence Carson : interviews toward an intellectual history; list of publications from 1934 to 1989 / Wyatt W. Anderson, Kenneth Y. Kaneshiro, and Luther Val Giddings -- Founder effects and ...

New work by Columbia researchers has turned a textbook principle of genetics on its head and revealed why some people who carry disease-causing genes experience no symptoms. Every biology student ...

When the Human Genome Project concluded 21 years ago, it opened the door for genetic testing and a promise for lifesaving screenings and personalized medicine. An innovation that serves as a key ...

This course gives an introduction to the biology and biochemistry necessary to understand genetic circuits. It starts by providing an engineering viewpoint on genetic circuit design and a review of ...