For researchers on the hunt for the genetic roots of disease, the cost of deep whole-genome sequencing makes it challenging ...

An international team of scientists a family genome sequences known as “transposable elements,” and found they play a vital ...

A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map that details ...

To many, the genome is a puzzle—a many-sided puzzle whose meaning stretches across your life, your children's, and your family's. To many, the genome is a puzzle—a many-sided puzzle whose meaning ...

Rat disease models have played an integral role in scientific discovery and cancer research, including Nobel Prize–winning ...

Stem cell transplantation (also called bone marrow transplantation) and gene therapy are among the most powerful curative ...

The US Endangered Species Act compels the government to identify species at risk of extinction and devise plans to restore populations and the habitats they depend on. It has seen some spectacular ...

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint for these cells is essentially the same. Where do those differences come ...

The promise of genome editing to help understand human diseases and create new therapies is vast, but technological limitations have limited advancement of the field. While existing editing ...

Twenty-five years ago today, on July 7, 2000, the world got its very first look at a human genome — the 3 billion letter code that controls how our bodies function. Posted online by a small team at ...

Researchers have created the world's first graph-based mung bean pan-genome, revealing genetic variations linked to yield, ...