Genomics

In a triumph for cell biology, researchers have assembled the first high-resolution, 3D maps of entire folded genomes and found...

Researchers from MIT and the Broad Institute have teamed up with colleagues from the University of Tokyo to form the...

Life can be so intricate and novel that even a single cell can pack a few surprises, according to a...

How close is genomics to showing us how the human brain evolved? Recently three geneticists at the forefront of human...

Cancer has left its 'footprint' on our evolution, according to a study which examined how the relics of ancient viruses...

For the first time ever, a group of Danish and Chinese researchers has sequenced the genome of the spider. This...

A Large international consortium of researchers has produced the first comprehensive, detailed map of the way genes work across the...

Massey University scientists have discovered a universal law that explains how hybrid species survive and thrive. Massey University computational biologist...

In the late 1980s, scientists at Osaka University in Japan noticed unusual repeated DNA sequences next to a gene they...

It is a sad fact that old age brings diseases. Many may not be life-threatening, but they make life less...

Scientists have discovered a second code hiding within DNA. This second code contains information that changes how scientists read the...

Dr. Frederick Sanger, recognized by many as the “father of genomics”, died Tuesday 19 November 2013, at the age of...

More than 260,000 Americans are alive today thanks to transplant operations that have replaced their failing kidneys, hearts, lungs or...

From a bacteria’s perspective the environment is one big DNA waste yard. Researchers have now shown that bacteria can take...