LONDON, England (CNN)-- Have at least $68,000 to spare? If so, you may be in the running to join an exclusive group of individuals who have had their complete genome sequenced. Starting Friday ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so ...

A research team has recently constructed a global polymorphism genetic map of variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs), termed the NyuWa VNTR Polymorphism Map. The team has generated maps using high ...

Researchers have mapped 50,000 of DNA's mysterious "knots" in the human genome. The innovative study of DNA's hidden structures may open up new approaches for treatment and diagnosis of diseases ...

The Human Genome Project was an international research project that sequenced all of the genes found in humans. This ambitious project began in 1990 and concluded in 2003. One goal of the project ...

Thanks to the Human Genome Project, researchers have sequenced all 3.2 billion base pairs in the human genome. How did researchers complete this chromosome map years ahead of schedule? Initial ...

With a PhD in Genetics and Genomics, Niki Spahich channels her infectious disease research and science communication experiences into her role as the manager of The Scientist's Creative Services team.

Thirty years out from the start of the Human Genome Project, researchers have finally finished sequencing the full 3 billion bases of a person’s genetic code. But even a complete reference genome has ...

Bionano will host a webinar on optical genome mapping's implications for acute myeloid leukemia, featuring Dr. Guilin Tang's insights. Bionano Genomics, Inc. has announced a webinar to be held on ...

A genome is the complete set of genetic information contained within an organism. It includes all the DNA that makes up an organism's chromosomes, which are tightly coiled structures located in the ...

Officials at ARM, ASGCT, and ISCT convened a small group of scientists, policy experts, religious leaders and patient ...