Rapidly mutating DNA regions were mapped using a multi-generational family and advanced sequencing tools. Understanding how ...

In a study published in Nature today "Sequence diversity lost in early pregnancy," scientists from deCODE genetics, estimate ...

At first glance, when a baby takes their first step, it seems like a simple event. But behind that wobbly moment lies a ...

At MIT, one genome researcher is testing a different approach. Bin Zhang, associate professor of chemistry and the leader of ...

Sitting in my doctor's examination room, I was surprised when she told me, "Genetics don't really matter for chronic disease.

A group of international researchers has constructed a comprehensive Southeast Asian population genome variation dataset, ...

Scientists at the McGovern Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have reengineered a compact RNA-guided enzyme ...

As a researcher who studies the genetics of disease, I don’t fully disagree – lifestyle factors play a large role in ...

“All of the genetic variation that we see from individual to individual ... proving invaluable for the Human Genome Project. Four generations of the family have donated DNA and consented to its ...

A group of international researchers has constructed a comprehensive Southeast Asian population genome variation dataset, ...

"All of the genetic variation that we see from individual ... proving invaluable for the Human Genome Project. Four generations of the family have donated DNA and consented to its analysis ...