Over recent decades, microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been the two most common molecular markers used in the fields of ecology, evolution and conservation. However, during the last ...

In a recent article published in Nature Medicine, researchers investigated the potential implications of single-nucleotide variations in gut-residing bacterial species (microbiome) on human health.

What are Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms? Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are variations in a genome’s base pair in a DNA sequence, and occur in approximately 1 out of 800 base pairs. These ...

Due to its higher resolution, oligo array CGH has recently made strong inroads in the cytogenetic lab. It’s not surprising. With an increased sensitivity of more than 1,000-fold, microarrays can ...