Tandem repeats are segments of DNA in which short nucleotide motifs are repeated in contiguous blocks. These repeated sequences—particularly short tandem repeats (STRs) composed of 1–6 base pair ...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Variantyx, a leader in genomic precision medicine, today announced that the set of short tandem repeat (STR) expansions detected by its Genomic Unity ® line of ...

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have revealed a previously overlooked layer of genetic variation that ...

How often does cross-contamination occur? Cross-contamination is a critical issue in cell culture, with studies suggesting that up to 16-35% of all experiments are affected. This impacts research as ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ, June 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interpace Diagnostics (IDXG) ®, a subsidiary of Interpace Biosciences ® (OTCQX: IDXG), is proud to announce that new data demonstrating the ...

Cell misidentification and cross-contamination have plagued biomedical research for as long as cells have been employed as research tools. Examples of misidentified cell lines continue to surface to ...

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and collaborators in Australia, the U.K., and Israel have developed a DNA test that studies suggest can identify a range of ...

Researchers have used short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping and p57 immunohistochemistry to distinguish hydatidiform moles. Researchers from The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions have used short ...

So-called junk DNA was given that unfortunate nickname because its function was so mysterious. These vast regions of the genome do not code for protein and are made up of highly repetitive sequences.