Biochemical genetic methods are typically utilized to study the large and varied assortment of genetic conditions known as inherited metabolic disorders. These methods include (1) identification and ...

As more consumers order up lab tests and genetic screenings, experts say it could impact insurance, loans, and employment decisions.

Scientists achieved a genetic breakthrough by removing an extra human chromosome using gene-editing technology. This landmark study successfully deleted the surplus chromosome 21 responsible for Down ...

In a recent blog, I discussed the change in nomenclature for the conditions formerly known as Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and schwannomatosis. This change was based on the results of an ...

The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first test for assessing the risk of opioid use addiction in specific individuals. It is a prescription-use only genetic laboratory test intended ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients ...

Aggie Square’s “Building on the Square” is a three-story building that will be home to UC Davis’ Veterinary Genetics Laboratory among others in the life sciences industry. (Wexford Science & ...

A new study confirms this long-held theory, discovering that 60 percent of defective genetic pairs impacting the production ...

Fulgent Genetics agrees to buy StrataDx and assets from Bako Diagnostics for $55.5 million. Learn how this cash deal expands their pathology capabilities.