Berg was awarded one-half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980 for his work with recombinant DNA technology. In this half-day virtual summit, a series of presentations will explore the scientific, ...

In September 1970, Janet Mertz joined the biochemistry department at Stanford University. She was one of only six new graduate students in the department and the first female one admitted in nine ...

Recombinant DNA (rDNA) refers to artificial DNA molecules that are created by combining genetic material from different sources. This technology involves the insertion of DNA fragments from one ...

A huge budget increase proposed by the president. Numerous legislative initiatives at the federal and state level. Public fears of biological harm. That is the new reality brought to us by ...

Despite the hundreds of millions of vials of blood drawn every year for medical testing, scientists have only scratched the surface of its diagnostic potential. The blood proteome — which includes all ...