Our records of the human genome may still be missing tens of thousands of 'dark' genes. These hard-to-detect sequences of ...

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the ...

The study authors found the shark’s genome to be extraordinarily large, twice as long as a human’s and bigger than any other shark genome sequenced to date. The researchers are analyzing the ...

A research team has recently constructed a global polymorphism genetic map of variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs), termed ...

Our summary of, and thoughts on, the recently published WHO principles for human genome data collection, access, use and ...

Illumina Vice President of Bioinformatics James Han has been in the industry for decades—so he’s witnessed every stride the ...

Bedbugs. Just mentioning the tiny, biting insects that live on human blood and infest mattresses, couches, and bedding ...

The case was confirmed on Friday. Since April 2024, 61 human cases of H5N1 bird flu have been reported nationwide. Partial ...

Heritable human genome editing involves editing the DNA of sex cells (eggs, sperm) or early embryos in a manner that may be inherited by offspring. Because the impacts on future offspring and ...

ABOVE: Scientists are exploring the relationship between the expression of ancient viral DNA and neurodegenerative disease ...

Mysteries surround the elusive Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate in the world. Researchers have new insight into the unique fish’s genetic makeup.