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The fungus that causes athlete’s foot and other skin and toenail infections may have lost its ability to sexually reproduce as it adapted to grow on human hosts.

A strip of paper can now indicate presence of pathogens, tumor DNA, or any genetic signature of interest. 100-fold greater sensitivity, the ability to detect multiple targets at once, and other new features further enhance SHERLOCK's power for detecting genetic signatures.

Inspired by rare genetic disease, researchers develop a compound that can protect kidney cells from death and restore kidney function in multiple animal models of progressive kidney disease.

Researchers found that in mice, antibiotics can directly remodel the biochemical environment of cells during infection, sometimes deleteriously.

Improved methods validate the use of blood samples for studying patients’ cancer genomes

Following up on findings from genome-wide association studies, researchers identify two mechanisms by which disruptions in the gene SLC16A11 may play a role in type 2 diabetes

Single-cell analysis of human brain organoids cultured for more than nine months reveals novel neuron diversity, maturation, and responsiveness — suggesting potential use for modeling brain development and neuropsychiatric disease.

Ó³»­´«Ã½ scientists deploy RNA sequencing to nail down disease-causing gene mutations in patients for whom genetic analysis failed to return a diagnosis. The study demonstrates the power of RNA sequencing to augment standard diagnostic tools in the clinic.

Using technologies previously developed at the Ó³»­´«Ã½, researchers have analyzed nearly all genetic variants in the oncogene MAPK1/ERK2, revealing insights that could inform treatment.