Gene therapy (introducing genetic material into living cells to fix, replace, enhance, or block a faulty gene) is rapidly gaining traction as a strategy for the treatment of genetic diseases. The ...
Growing demand for sensitive and accurate nucleic acid detection, wider use in clinical diagnostics and personalized medicine ...
Genetic testing can be a fearful, daunting, overwhelming, exciting, or joyful experience. In many cases, the emotions of people who pursue genetic testing can be described with more than just one of ...
In 2003, Kary Mullis took The Scientist readers behind the scenes of the night in 1983 when he came up with the idea for PCR. He included a photo of his lab notebook that depicts his very first ...