Biosensors are helping people with chronic conditions worldwide live better lives. However, their measurement accuracy has often been relatively low, limiting the range of possible applications.

Science, founded by Thomas A. Edison in 1880 and published by AAAS, today ranks as the world's largest circulation general science journal. Published 51 times a year, Science is renowned for its ...

1 Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya. 2 Department of Plant Pathology, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Nairobi, ...

On the September day their little girl would have turned 2, Stephanie and Nick Stancombe walked to raise money for those impacted by a rare genetic disease. Little Gwen, who had died of that disease ...

Molecular testing, or molecular diagnostics, refers to a group of tests that look at the genetic material in a specimen. It can detect genetic risk factors for certain diseases or provide evidence of ...

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Human infection with highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus causes severe respiratory diseases. Currently, the drugs against H5N1 are limited to virus-targeted inhibitors. However, drug resistance ...

STI testing can check for chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, HIV, and other conditions. Testing is based on a blood or urine sample or a swab. People can have a test in a doctor’s office, clinic, or, in ...

Restriction fragment length polymorphism of whole mitochondrial DNA or PCR amplified mtDNA regions are known to be useful in discriminating among honey bee lineages and also some individual subspecies ...

Tracking fitness data is key for assessing your health, designing the right training program for your goals, and gauging your progress throughout your training routine. When it comes to measuring ...