The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

A study published today in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, ...

“Our analyses show that the historical [human Rhinovirus] A genome represents an extinct lineage closely related to HRV A19 ...

For decades, scientists believed a fertilized egg’s DNA began as a shapeless mass, only organizing itself once the embryo switched on its genes. But new research reveals that the genome is already ...

In 2013, farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia began to notice something unsettling: a familiar variety of wheat was failing ...

For decades, scientists viewed the genome of a newly fertilised egg as a structural 'blank slate' – a disordered tangle of ...

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

For many years, researchers believed that the DNA inside a newly fertilized egg began as a structural ‘blank slate’ – a loose ...

Bionano Symposium 2026 continues with Day 3: OGM Making its Mark in Constitutional Genetic Disorders on February 25, 2026, from 7:00-10:00 AM PT. Attendees may also explore scientific posters ...

In June, 2025, the Wellcome Trust announced an ambitious £10 million UK project called the Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) and claimed it “will unlock a deeper understanding of life, leading to ...

TruPath™ Genome offers more complete genome, with the simplest sample to sequencer workflow, and the new AGBT data ...

Chiquita Brands International is betting that the next chapter in bananas won’t be entirely written in a lab with gene ...