The Human Genome Project changed everything. A map of the entire human sequence of DNA was the starting point for an enormous number of discoveries, from disease genes to how humans evolved. But DNA ...

DNA's double helix has long stood as the symbol of life’s code. But buried within the genome lies a deeper level of complexity. One of the more intriguing discoveries in recent years is the i-motif—a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists pored over the ...

New genome sequencing algorithm boosts human genome completeness by 20%, improving variant detection and advancing personalized medicine.

Life sciences-focused technology company MGI Tech announced a commercial partnership with Human Cell Atlas, a global consortium working to map every cell type in the human body, to advance worldwide ...

Johannesburg — Humans have only about twice as many genes as the worm or the fly and we have a greater percentage of junk DNA in our genomes (50 percent) than the mustard weed (11 percent). These are ...

Electronic genome mapping (EGM) detects and validates structural variants in cancer genomes with improved accuracy over existing platforms, including optical mapping technologies PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct ...

In the 1980s, there was growing enthusiasm about the prospect of mapping and sequencing the human genome, a monumental project that would have far-reaching consequences for medicine, biology, ...

Twenty-five years ago this week, President Bill Clinton stood before a podium in the East Room of the White House, and, in front of an all-star lineup of researchers and dignitaries, made a historic ...

With the exception of infectious diseases, examination of the environmental causes of illness has been piecemeal. Gary Miller, a toxicologist at Columbia University who also addressed the meeting, ...