With almost all of its citizens’ genes already sequenced in a national database, it’s the test case for an ambitious—and, to ...

Every cell in the body has the same DNA, but different cell types—such as muscle or brain cells—use different parts of it.

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

Illumina Inc. said the Chinese government has lifted a ban on the company selling its DNA sequencing machines inside the ...

Genes on the sex chromosomes would be expected to show different activity between men (with an X chromosome and a Y ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

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

Researchers set a new world record for the fastest DNA sequencing, completing a whole genome in under four hours—a ...

Watchmaker Genomics today announced the launch of TAPS+, a next-generation technology that unites genetic and epigenetic ...

Doctors have begun sequencing newborn DNA to detect dangerous but treatable conditions before any symptoms appear. In pilot ...

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