Genetics and Genomics

Global Market Overview: Genomics

In this article, we discuss how genomics is used in all areas of science, how this might develop in the future, and the global market outlook.

Overview

AI's use in Genomics

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What is Epigenomics?

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Epigenetics in Neurobiology

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Feature Articles

Types of Gene Editing

Examining Microbial Diversity Using Functional Genomics

What is Base Editing?

Importance of Diversity in Genomic Research

What is Polygenic Screening?

Insight into Biobanking

Genomics vs Genetics

Could CRISPR be used to Create New Species?

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Role of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) in Diagnosing Rare Diseases

What is Genetic Toxicology?

What are Transgenic Organisms?

How has Technology Transformed Genomics Research?

Investigating the Role of Genomics in Cancer Detection

What is CRISPR?

What is DNA Profiling?

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

Insight into Genome Packaging in Viruses

Non-Coding DNA and its Role in Research

Role of Whole Genome Sequencing in Disease Diagnosis

Could CRISPR be Used to Revive Extinct Species?

Role of Long-Read Sequencing in Genomic Medicine

Discovering Extinct Species in Your DNA

What are DNA ‘fingerprints’?

Using CRISPR to Modify Viruses

What are Oncogenes?

Role of Bioinformatics in Genome Analysis

What is Evo-Devo?

Trending Technologies: A Guide to DNA Sequencers

What is Recombinant Mapping?

Using DNA in Biodiversity Conservation

What is the Epigenome?

Advancements in Genome Editing

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

Role of Trauma on Depression- Linked Genes

lncRNAs in Human Disease

The Role of Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) in Modern Genomics

Whole Genome Amplification in Forensics

What is Achondroplasia?

Keep Out: Importance of Privacy in Genomics Research

DNA Methylation in Cancer

Predicting School Performance from DNA

Improving Antibody Affinity Using CRISPR

Genetics of Fertility

What is Automated Genotyping?

What is the Human Genome?

What is Pyramid DNA?

Examining Microbial Diversity Using Functional Genomics

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

History of DNA

What is DNA-Encoded Libraries Technology (DELT)?

Prime Editing: The Next Big Genome Editing Technology?

What is Epitranscriptomics?

Immunogenetics: An Overview

How could Gene Editing solve Food Allergies?

How Does Your Ethnicity Affect Your Genetic Makeup?

What Implications does the Dark Genome have within Precision Medicine?

RNA Interference Therapeutics and Organ Transplantation

DNA Higher-Order Structure Formation

Importance of Cell Heterogeneity for Genomics Research

The Genetics of Trauma

MicroRNA Silencing Cancer Therapies

How do Viruses Steal Genetic Codes?

A Guide to Understanding Gene Expression

What Impact do Our Genes have on Health and Disease?

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Gene Knockout Method

Hereditary Disease and Genetics

Trending Technologies: A Comprehensive Guide to PCR Equipment

What Role does Genomics Play in Research and Development?

Genetics of Albinism

What are DNA Mixtures?

Gene Mutations in the Fight Against HIV

What is Genomics?

Role of DNA in Forensic Science

An Overview of Gene Silencing Techniques

What is Molecular Phylogenetics?

Analyzing DNA from Explosives

A History of Developmental Biology

Insight into Single-Cell Sequencing

Electrophoresis: An Overview

What Role Does Epigenetics Play in Drug Discovery?

Trending Technologies: A Guide to NGS Sequencers

How could Gene Editing Transform our Healthcare?

How Can Microplate Handlers Supercharge Your Genetic Research?

What is Phenotypic Plasticity?

From DNA to Protein; The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Global Market Report: Gene Editing

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Can we Inherit Trauma?

What Role does Functional Genomics Play in Pharmacology?

Using Gene Expression to Determine Time of Death

Genetic Testing in the fight against Alzheimer’s

What are the Differences between Genotyping and DNA Sequencing?

Dissecting the Current Genomics Landscape

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Genetics Behind Bitter Taste

Do Your Genetics Determine Your Intelligence?

What is a Gene Mutation?

How Are Genes Born?

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

What is a Genotype?

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Optical Genome Mapping: A New Frontier in Structural Genomic Variation Analysis

Grow Up; The Genetics Behind Human Growth

What does the Future of Gene Therapy Look Like?

Genome Editing Applications in Drug Discovery

Understanding Complex Biology Through Multi-Omics Integration

How Worms May Hold the Secret to a Longer Life

Telomere Shortening and Stress

Evolution of the Genetic Code

Exploring the Dark Genome

Monogenic vs. Polygenic Diseases

What is Genetics?

What is Genetic Drift?

The Applications of Chromosome Conformation Capture (3C) Technology

What is Forensic Epigenetics?

The Genome of the Microbiome

An Overview into Genetic Engineering

The Role of Retrotransposons in Shaping Human Genome Evolution

Searching for New Drugs using CRISPR

Role of NPSR1 Gene in Sleep

Importance of Making Single-Stranded DNA

Applications of Conditional Gene Knockout Technology

How CRISPR is Revolutionizing Biomedical Research

What is Antisense Technology?

Optogenetics in Cellular Biology and Human Disease Models

What is Pharmacogenetics?

What is Transcriptomics?

Key Concerns Surrounding Genomic Data

How Can We Build Artificial Chromosomes?

ChIP-Sequencing: Deciphering Epigenetic Modifications and Gene Regulation

Whole Genome Amplification in Forensics

Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Chinese Researchers Map Greek Oregano Genome for Better Agriculture

Chinese Researchers Map Greek Oregano Genome for Better Agriculture

Oregano belongs to the Lamiaceae family, which includes many aromatic and medicinal plants.

30 Jun 2026

New Study Explains How Blood Cancer Cells Invade the Lungs

New Study Explains How Blood Cancer Cells Invade the Lungs

Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, a new study shows how blood cancer cells enter the lungs, damage tissue, and cause severe breathing problems.

30 Jun 2026

Scripps Scientists Find Key Vulnerability in Drug-Resistant Enterococcus Strains

Scripps Scientists Find Key Vulnerability in Drug-Resistant Enterococcus Strains

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent threats to global health, linked to an estimated 4.7 million deaths worldwide in 2019 alone.

30 Jun 2026

Using DNA to Save Nature: Europe's Next Biodiversity Frontier

Using DNA to Save Nature: Europe's Next Biodiversity Frontier

A landmark alliance of DNA experts across Europe signals the start of an unprecedented effort to build a continent-wide system that applies genomics for protecting European biodiversity.

30 Jun 2026

First Atomic Level Images Reveal Blueprint for Better RNA Drugs

First Atomic Level Images Reveal Blueprint for Better RNA Drugs

RNA interference is a natural mechanism for living cells to control whether specific genes are being used or not.

30 Jun 2026

Researchers Develop Non-Toxic Way to Generate the Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Researchers Develop Non-Toxic Way to Generate the Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Scientists usually use animal models when studying Parkinson's disease because these models mimic the disease well.

30 Jun 2026

Melatonin Enhances Random Skin Flap Viability by Suppressing Ferroptosis

Melatonin Enhances Random Skin Flap Viability by Suppressing Ferroptosis

Random-pattern skin flaps are widely used to repair defects caused by trauma, burns, tumor removal, and other injuries because they can be designed without depending on a single named blood vessel.

29 Jun 2026

Single Nucleus RNA Sequencing Decodes Tomato Plant Early Stage Development

Single Nucleus RNA Sequencing Decodes Tomato Plant Early Stage Development

Seedling emergence is one of the most vulnerable stages in plant life. In darkness, seedlings undergo skotomorphogenesis, forming elongated hypocotyls and curved apical hooks that protect the shoot tip as it pushes through soil.

29 Jun 2026

Advanced Bioinformatics Models Reveal Bacterial Function in Colon Cancer Patients

Advanced Bioinformatics Models Reveal Bacterial Function in Colon Cancer Patients

Over the past two decades, high‑throughput sequencing has dramatically expanded our understanding of the gut microbiome's composition.

29 Jun 2026

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Agrees to Acquire Bio-Techne, Strengthening Leadership Position in Fast-Growing Life Sciences Markets

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Agrees to Acquire Bio-Techne, Strengthening Leadership Position in Fast-Growing Life Sciences Markets

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, and Bio-Techne Corporation, a Minneapolis-based global provider of life science tools, analytical technologies, and consumables, today entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, will, subject to customary closing conditions, acquire Bio-Techne for US$73 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately US$11.3 billion (EUR 9.9 billion), a 36% premium to Bio-Techne's one-month volume weighted average trading price.

From Bio-Techne 26 Jun 2026

Open-Source Genomic Tool Accelerates Diagnoses for Rare Diseases

Open-Source Genomic Tool Accelerates Diagnoses for Rare Diseases

A newly developed open-source tool designed for rigorous reanalysis of genomic data is highly effective at detecting new rare disease diagnoses.

26 Jun 2026

New Karyoptosis Mechanism Linked to Alzheimer's and Frontotemporal Dementia

New Karyoptosis Mechanism Linked to Alzheimer's and Frontotemporal Dementia

Markers of a new mechanism for cell death, called karyoptosis, have been found in brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

26 Jun 2026

New Research Identifies Molecular Switch for Disfiguring Hypertrophic Skin Scars

New Research Identifies Molecular Switch for Disfiguring Hypertrophic Skin Scars

A research team has uncovered a cellular and molecular mechanism that may help explain why some wounds develop into hypertrophic scars, the raised and often rigid scars that can cause itching, pain, disfigurement, and restricted movement.

26 Jun 2026

Antibiotics Trigger Accelerated Protein Sharing Among Genetically Identical Bacterial Populations

Antibiotics Trigger Accelerated Protein Sharing Among Genetically Identical Bacterial Populations

When bacteria are under antibiotic attack, it is not 'every man for himself.' Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and colleagues from collaborating institutions have discovered that bacterial populations work as a team to survive antibiotics.

26 Jun 2026

Stanford Researchers Find Dual Protein Mechanism Driving Psoriasis Inflammation

Stanford Researchers Find Dual Protein Mechanism Driving Psoriasis Inflammation

Two proteins with opposing functions orchestrate the development and maintenance of healthy skin, Stanford Medicine researchers have found.

26 Jun 2026

Scientists Decode 3D Structure of Vision Proteins to Fight Blindness

Scientists Decode 3D Structure of Vision Proteins to Fight Blindness

They allow us to see the world in thousands of colors: red strawberries, green leaves, the blue sky.

26 Jun 2026

Scientists Discover Hidden Protein Variant Driving Severe COVID-19 and Lung Fibrosis

Scientists Discover Hidden Protein Variant Driving Severe COVID-19 and Lung Fibrosis

A genetic difference carried by nearly one in three people may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and lung fibrosis by disrupting the function of a previously unknown protein, according to a new study.

25 Jun 2026

Targeting Fibroblast Communication Could Halt Primary Sjögren Disease Damage

Targeting Fibroblast Communication Could Halt Primary Sjögren Disease Damage

In autoimmune disorders, immune cells targeting 'self' proteins are mistakenly activated, resulting in their abnormal expansion and responsiveness. It has been known to reduce the quality of life of patients over a prolonged period.

25 Jun 2026

Ancient Proteins Uncover Potential Female Burial Site in Homo naledi Population

Ancient Proteins Uncover Potential Female Burial Site in Homo naledi Population

Scientists have extracted and analyzed the first-ever ancient proteins from the fossils of Homo naledi, revealing a potential all female burial site.

25 Jun 2026

Global Study Identifies Robust Gut Microbiome Signature in Colorectal Cancer

Global Study Identifies Robust Gut Microbiome Signature in Colorectal Cancer

Researchers have long suspected that the gut microbiome – the community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the intestine – is closely linked to colorectal cancer.

25 Jun 2026

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