A new method for recognizing and targeting DNA that dramatically expands the range of genetic sequences scientists can ...

Even though death is the end of life, there are bits of you that will continue to persist after you're gone, including your ...

A genomic study of Greenland sharks, thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet, is hinting at the secrets to their epic lifespan and cancer resistance.

Base editing, the process used to make the changes, only nicks one strand of DNA, avoiding the major DNA errors that made ...

Latin American people are represented in fewer than 4% of genetic epidemiological studies around the world. When they are included, they're often lumped together as one group, despite the rich ...

Genes inherited from the now-extinct Denisovans are actively playing a role in the immune system of some people from Oceania.

Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and open science that the Human Genome Project helped promote. Twenty-five ...

A gene can vanish, and life can go on. That is one of the most striking lessons from a sweeping new analysis of 173,303 ...

The William H. Foege Genome Sciences Building at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle contains laboratories, sequencers, computational facilities, and other resources for ...

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools used to study DNA need to be just as sophisticated—able to read not only the ...

Goats are among the earliest domesticated ruminants. Archaeological and genetic findings have demonstrated that domestic goats were derived from the wild goat, known as the bezoar (Capra aegagrus), in ...