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As the new pangenome incorporates more diverse genetic sequences, it also adds 119 million base pairs to the previously known 3.2 billion base pairs that make up the human genome.
This undated image made available by the National Human Genome Research Institute shows the output from a DNA sequencer. In research published in the journal Science on Thursday, March 31, 2022 ...
Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a major mechanism of genome evolution across the tree of life and is ...
In a 2024 commentary for the journal Science, the duo described these findings as part of an “RNA revolution.” What makes these discoveries revolutionary is what all this noncoding RNA ...
Who really won the race to decode the human genome? Inside the cut-throat competition that pushed forward the decoding of the ...
The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring civilization.