Since 1990, government-funded scientists in the United States, Europe and Japan have been working together to decipher the information stored in our DNA. Private firms are also working to decode the ...

What is the irreducible special essence of me? Scarcely anything at all. A few characters scattered here and there in a whole library of books. I am 90 per cent mouse. My chromosomes are full of ...

Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is believed to be a world first. The research has been taboo until now because of concerns ...

Twenty years ago today, the International Genome Sequencing Consortium published the first detailed analysis of the human genome. The paper appeared online in Nature on 15 February 2001, followed by a ...

When the Human Genome Project sequenced 92 per cent of the human genome in 2003, it revolutionized our understanding of genetics and its role in human health, evolution and biology. Nearly two decades ...

Find out what are the key reasons we need to broaden the sample size of the original map of human DNA created by the Human Genome Project. Clinical drug trials have historically had a much higher rate ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

The Personal Genome Project Canada (PGP-C) launches this week giving Canadians an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking research study about human genetics and health. “Genome ...

Personal Genome Project shows whole genome sequencing may transform how Canadians manage their own health care “Though we’ve identified clinically relevant genomic information for all participants, ...