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Small changes in the structure of DNA have been implicated in breast cancer and other diseases, but they’ve been extremely difficult to detect — until now. Using what they describe as a “chemical nose,” UC Riverside chemists are able to “smell” when bits of DNA are folded in unusual ways.
The purely electrical technique captures cell-free DNA from the surface of a sample
UC Riverside-led study evaluated individual differences in DNA methylation across 10 years in two Scandinavian samples of same‐sex aging twins
Research could help reduce females’ susceptibility to several diseases, such as Fragile X and Rett syndromes
