Genomics & DNA Analysis

DNA aptamer-based sensors could take the world of personalized medicine by storm, but only if aptamer selection doesn’t prove to be a roadblock

Right now, we can only see small pieces of the colossal picture entitled “Food and Health”.

Could a DNA-savvy clean-tech startup disrupt the water analysis market?

DNA barcoding highlights a disturbing trend in the composition of herb-based health products – contamination, substitution, and unlabeled fillers make up your daily dose

Gamers are better at identifying certain patterns than computer algorithms, so why not use them to pick out breast cancer-related gene profiles?

Sitting Down With… Steven Carr, Proteomics Platform Director at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

Could online activity assessments of academic papers be a viable alternative to impact factor or h-index?

The unique co-evolutionary relationships between plants and their pollinators are as complex as they are diverse.

Startup company BaseTrace applies DNA tracer technology to track contamination from hydraulic fracturing

Richard D. Smith reflects on 40 years in mass spectrometry following his Distinguished Contribution award at ASMS 2013.