Genetics/Genomics

October 26, 2020

Events at birth may affect the microbes living in a baby's gut during the first few months of life, leading to a higher risk of childhood obesity and

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October 19, 2020

People with blood type O may have a lower risk of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and reduced likelihood of severe outcomes, including organ

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October 8, 2020

Using dried blood spot samples is an accurate alternative to venous blood in detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus

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September 25, 2020

A proportion of the most severe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases can be explained by genetic defects in the patients' immune system, according to a

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September 21, 2020

A team of researchers from the University of Connecticut validated the clinical feasibility of the All-In-One-Dual CRISPR-Cas12a (AIOD-CRISPR) method

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September 9, 2020

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) virus and antibodies can coexist in young patients, according to a new study by the Children’s National

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September 7, 2020

Pregnant women seen in hospitals with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are less likely to show symptoms, and seemed to be at increased risk of

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