Explore the decades-long journey to map the full human genome, from early breakthroughs to the first complete, gapless DNA ...

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Researchers have used a new human reference genome, which includes many duplicated and repeat sequences left out of the original human genome draft, to identify genes that make the human brain ...

An illustration of multicolored tangle of threads within a small black sphere. A 3D illustration shows DNA packaged into the nucleus, scientists with the 4D Nucleome project are now building accurate ...

If scientists could shrink themselves to microscopic size and take a journey through the human body—like the submarine crew ...

Scientists previously thought only a handful of genes showed signs of selection in recent human evolution, but previous ...

Cross-species research shows that RNA splicing patterns, not just gene activity, track maximum lifespan in mammals, revealing ...