Biochemistry and molecular biology

It's tempting to use broad-range molecular assays to diagnose infectious disease, but a target-specific assay is often better

Discover the latest COVID-19 news with these bite-sized stories from across the field of diagnostic medicine

New research finds a link between sleep duration and microRNA expression levels in children

Discover the cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike glycoprotein, a key target for vaccines, therapeutic antibodies, and diagnostics

After his research group recently found fully cell-free mitochondria in circulating blood, we speak to Alain Thierry to find out more

Human germline genome editing could prevent heritable genetic disorders from being passed on – but where do we currently stand?

A new algorithm finds that a quality control process to remove nonsense mutations in our immune system could be having an undesired effect

How valuable can it be to receive fully automated NGS results in a single day? A group of experts share their views

New synthetic scaffolds that sit under the skin and attract cancer cells could provide the earliest indication of metastasis

Accurate, safe, and dependable diagnostic tools are crucial – and this is where molecular diagnostics has the opportunity to shine