With a rate of mutation 35 percent higher than random chance, this previously unknown weakness could be a major vector for ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

The first phase of the U.K. synthetic human genome project has successfully completed, realizing key steps in chromosome ...

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Sequencing diverse populations revealed over 41,000 transcripts missing in Eurocentric references, exposing ancestry bias ...

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

An upcoming conference in Bermuda will shape genomics research for the next 30 years. The Bermuda Principles 30th anniversary ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA can be passed down to future generations and are important for how we ...

Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.

NIH funding has allowed scientists to see the DNA blueprints of human life—completely. In 2022, the Telomere-to-Telomere Consortium, a group of NIH-funded scientists from research institutions around ...

Israel is one of the top-ranked countries in the world in genomic research, he declares. “These are people who lead genomic ...

Researchers have used a new human reference genome, which includes many duplicated and repeat sequences left out of the original human genome draft, to identify genes that make the human brain ...