Before an important meeting or when a big decision needs to be made, we often mentally run through various scenarios before ...

As predicted the era of universal newborn genomic screening is dawning. The UK and Florida are leading the way.

This AI system can analyze up to one million DNA letters at once, predicting how tiny changes in noncoding regions trigger ...

The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked ...

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...

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

Anne Wojcicki, founder and former CEO of 23andMe, will helm the company again after her nonprofit's purchase was approved.

Our findings present the first-ever evidence that violence can leave epigenetic marks on the genome, which has important implications for understanding evolution and how traumatic experiences can ...

Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Scientists created the world’s first synthetic eukaryotic genome from S. cerevisiae and a new-to-nature tRNA neochromosome ...

A new study identified the largest known genome of any organism in a fern found in Pacific islands. Its cells have more than 50 times the DNA as human cells have.

Genetic variants that cause rare disorders may remain elusive even after expansive testing, such as exome sequencing. The diagnostic yield of genome sequencing, particularly after a negative evalua ...

The largest known genome belongs to a tiny fern The plant can fit in your hand, but its genome is over 50 times the size of humans’ ...