UK government funding will enable whole-genome sequencing of 6000 patient samples, with researchers targeting immune and nervous system genes implicated in the disease.

British chemists David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian joined French biophysicist Pascal Mayer in winning Spain's top ...

Scientists analyzing the genomes of thousands of people across Japan discovered evidence for a previously overlooked third ...

DNA methylation plays an important role in separating us genetically from our closest relatives.

When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence supporting a mechanism in which transposable elements (TEs), once considered ...

From the Black Death to the COVID-19 pandemic, combining the genetic data of a pathogen with historical records, ...

Ecosystems are not being able to adapt as quickly as the climate is changing. Scientists are turning to genetic work to guide ...

A new study reveals how transposable elements (TEs) expanded gene regulation during brain evolution, shaping modern neural ...

Combining approaches to better discover and cultivate microbial taxa could generate novel microbes for industrial and ...

A new $10.7 million hi-tech biosecurity platform, built on advances made during the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest in DNA technology, will make it easier and faster for scientists and researchers ...