DNA strand displacement circuits are inching closer to becoming cellular machines. Scientists are finding ways to make these ...

A medical breakthrough could result in the first treatment for rare but serious diseases in which genetic defects disrupt ...

How cardiac cell fates are specified during heart development remains elusive. This study identifies a level-dependent role for transcription factor HAND1 in mesoderm patterning and the specification ...

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have achieved a feat—using DNA to create 3D, electronically operational devices with nanoscale precision. This innovation could significantly enhance computing ...

Credit: Center for Functional Nanomaterials. In an exciting breakthrough, scientists at Columbia Engineering have figured out how to use DNA to build tiny 3D electronic devices that can assemble ...

This technique, called volumetric DNA microscopy, creates a 3D image of an entire organism from the inside out, giving scientists an unprecedented view of genetic sequences and where they are ...

One such process, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), is used to "amplify" the number of DNA strands in a blood sample from a few thousand to many millions. The sample then undergoes a process called DNA ...

This technique, called volumetric DNA microscopy, creates a 3D image of an entire organism from the inside out, giving scientists an unprecedented view of genetic sequences and where they are located, ...

Just like the government uses an Aadhaar number to uniquely identify an individual for social security purposes, a person’s DNA fingerprint can be used for biological purposes. This is why DNA ...

A joint team of professors—Hajun Kim, Taejoon Kwon, and Joo Hun Kang—from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST has unveiled a novel diagnostic technique that utilizes artificially ...