Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and open science that the Human Genome Project helped promote.

Researchers from the University of Maryland's Department of Nutrition and Food Science are shedding new light on how a ...

Tumors are often genetic mosaics, harboring diverse cell populations shaped by mutations like copy number variations (CNVs). These genomic alterations ...

When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than ...

When genetic sequencing of the human genome began in earnest in the 1990s, autism researchers hoped to identify the genetic cause—or more likely, causes—of the condition. “Twenty years ago the ...

An estimated 25 to 30 million Americans live with a rare disease, most of which are genetic. The Sunshine Genetics Act ...

Unlike spiders and scorpions, sea spiders didn’t go through ancient genome duplications, making them a rare window into how ...

USAMRIID recently demonstrated its ability to rapidly deploy comprehensive biosurveillance overseas as part of AFRICOM's ...

Using gene editing technology, the team confirmed their discovery by recreating the mutation in a lab. So red blood cells ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code—a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...