A new method vastly improves on the existing approach for single-cell genetic sequencing, enabling scientists to read the ...

The human genome is riddled with relics of viral infections—bits of DNA from viruses that have been inserted in human DNA ...

The study showcases an innovative and effective approach for large-scale genomic research of individual cells and viral ...

Scientists are hopeful it will improve understanding of how genes work, what goes wrong in disease, and how to fix it.

Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations ...

The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both ...

Women who consumed more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) showed distinct DNA methylation patterns, mostly reduced across key gene ...

A collaboration led by Max Delbrück Center and University of Bath has uncovered how ancient viral DNA controls a gene linked ...

Usually, when a small group of animals becomes isolated on an island, they lose genetic diversity. This puzzling little ...

A new species of Polynesian clownfish was discovered and named Amphiprion maohiensis, thanks to a detailed DNA study.

Smith, a microbiologist whose discovery revolutionize the field of genetic engineering, was a Johns Hopkins School of ...

Ultra-low-pass whole genome sequencing (ULP-WGS) of circulating tumor DNA appears to provide important prognostic information regarding patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), according to ...