Researchers have published the genomic sequence of the Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) K1 cell line online in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

Under normal conditions, cyanobacteria, also termed blue-green algae, build up energy reserves that allow them to survive under stress such as long periods of darkness.

Testing of oral fluid specimens is becoming increasingly popular in the workplace, prisons and in drug rehabilitation clinics.

The ability to tag proteins with a green fluorescent light to watch how they behave inside cells so revolutionized the understanding of protein biology that it earned the scientific teams who developed the technique Nobel Prizes in 2008.

In an article in Nature, scientists from Stanford University, University of Wisconsin and VIB-Vrije Universiteit Brussel now reveal the complete three-dimensional atomic structure of an activated GPCR -- the beta-2 adrenergic receptor (beta-2AR) -- in a complex with its G protein.

Changes in a short protein domain can alter a whole signaling network involved in organ development – this is the key result of a comparative study of the development of the egg laying organ in two species of nematodes.

The study on single-nucleotide resolution structural variations (SVs) of an Asian and African genome was published online in Nature Biotechnology.

For modern biologists, the ability to capture high-quality, three-dimensional (3D) images of living tissues or organisms over time is necessary to answer problems in areas ranging from genomics to neurobiology and developmental biology.

Take a second look at your iced or steaming tea. Guided by scientific experts, three New York City high school students using tabletop DNA technologies found several herbal brews and a few brands of tea contain ingredients unlisted on the manufacturers' package.