DNA sequencing

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This Tiny DNA Sequencer Can Rapidly Detect Contaminated Food

Bhavya Singh 01/12/2019

Being able to identify an infected product before it...

missing heritability problem, gene variants, rare diseases, genome wide association studies, whole genome sequencing, DNA sequencing, body mass index, human body height, polygenic risk score, preprint paper, peer review, genetic variation, heritability,

Rapid DNA Analysis Helps Diagnose Mystery Diseases

Charles Chiu 18/06/2019

Emerging sequencing technology could be used to develop computational...

missing heritability problem, gene variants, rare diseases, genome wide association studies, whole genome sequencing, DNA sequencing, body mass index, human body height, polygenic risk score, preprint paper, peer review, genetic variation, heritability,

Preprint Study Offers Glimpse of Solution to Missing Heritability Problem

Sukanya Charuchandra 20/05/2019

While researchers have known that a human body's height...

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‘Micro Snails’ Scraped From Sidewalks Hold Clues of Earth’s Biological Evolution

Matthew Brown and Daniel Lahr 04/03/2019

Using the family relationships between single-celled protists alive today,...

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DNA Sequencing Can Help Fight Epidemics, But There Are Privacy Risks

Liam Shaw and Nicola C. Sugden 14/01/2019

Researchers have increasingly turned to DNA sequencing to help...

DNA sequencing is inadvertently exacerbating social biases and inequalities

DNA Sequencing Is Inadvertently Exacerbating Social Biases and Inequalities

Matthew Stallard 29/10/2018

The cost of genealogical genetic testing and currently limited...

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The DNA Detectives Hunting the Causes of Cancer

Kat Arney 27/09/2018

Cancer rates vary wildly across the world, and we...