In 1985, a biochemistry scientist was murdered at her home in southern California. It was a horrific crime that would go ...

There are millions of species on Earth that are still unknown to us. Researchers call these species ‘biological dark matter’, ...

There are millions of species on Earth that we still know nothing about. Researchers call these species "biological dark matter," but new methods can provide us with a better overview more quickly.

Encoding information in DNA has long seemed like a promising way to secure data for the long term, but so far it has required an expert touch.

Aphanerostethus magnus (Oo-daruma-kuchikakushi-zoumushi) and Aphanerostethus japonicus (Nippon-daruma-kuchikakushi-zoumushi).

The preparation of very large libraries of chemically synthesised intermediate-sized molecules is now in reach with a new ...

More information: Diane Y. Kim et al, Use of a novel combination of multiplex PCR and DNA barcoding in assessing authenticity of ginseng products, Food Control (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2024 ...

在全球，恶性肿瘤（也就是癌症）每年会造成上千万人死亡。这个“杀手”到底是从哪儿来的？接受了各种科普之后，不少人也会知道“正常细胞变异之后就会形成肿瘤”，不过，你有没有想过，这个过程最初究竟是怎样的？肿瘤是一个细胞变异“壮大”的结果，还是多个细胞一起“ ...

A team of researchers developed a technique, ACE, to improve the ability to study low-abundance proteins using mass cytometry ...

DNA作为信息存储的天然媒介，数千年来在人类历史中发挥了至关重要的作用。从人类基因组的解码到各种生物信息的保存，DNA无疑是自然界中最有效的信息存储工具之一。它不仅记录了生物体的全部遗传信息，也为人类理解生命的起源和演化提供了重要线索。近年来，随着数 ...