DNA is the chemical that codes for proteins which determine our physical traits. This molecule is a double coil connected by cross pieces (called bases). There are four bases that can vary in sequence ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

At the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, scientists created a new way to tell someone’s age using just a bit of DNA. This ...

Transplanting hematopoietic stem cells from healthy individuals is one of the possible treatments for blood cancers. In Switzerland, it involves nearly 300 patients per year. However, nearly half of ...

This month, I’d like to discuss the options that are available when an individual has clinical features of any of the three types of NF but genetic testing is negative. Next-generation sequencing (NGS ...