With plans for 25 international hubs, the Earth BioGenome Project is poised to increase global genomics capacity and deliver high-quality reference genomes, argues Dr Paul Flicek, The Jackson ...

The most complete view yet of the human genome has arrived, and it tackles the messy parts scientists used to skip. The new work assembles nearly all of the repeat-rich, shape-shifting DNA that helps ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Genes are segments of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that are located inside every human cell. The DNA inside each cell is tightly coiled in structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome contains a ...

Around 45 percent of human DNA is made up of transposable elements, or TEs—genetic leftovers from now-extinct viruses that scientists once believed to be “junk DNA.” But that view is changing, and a ...

Around 45 percent of human DNA is made up of transposable elements, or TEs—genetic leftovers from now-extinct viruses that scientists once believed to be “junk DNA.” But that view is changing, and a ...

An international team of scientists has decoded some of the most stubborn, overlooked regions of the human genome using complete sequences from 65 individuals across diverse ancestries. This milestone ...

Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. Complex regions of the human genome remained uncharted, even after researchers sequenced the genome ...

(Image credit: Boris Zhitkov via Getty Images) Twenty-two years after the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists have unveiled the most expansive catalog of human genetic variation ever ...

Gujarat launches India's first tribal genome sequencing project across 17 districts, aiming to identify genetic health risks and create a reference database for adivasi communities. Spearheaded by the ...

In a landmark initiative to enhance healthcare for tribal communities, Gujarat has launched India's first Tribal Genome Sequencing Project. Announced by Tribal Development Minister Dr. Kuber Dindor at ...

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