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.

But the research topic is, for obvious reasons, controversial. Scientists have largely steered clear of trying to create full ...

Clinical applications of germline genome editing are now possible and there is an urgent need to examine the potential of this new technology. Many scientific and medical questions about the ...

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 ...

A collection of DNA that represents the genetic information from 47 individuals, the pangenome dramatically expands upon the original human genome reference.

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the ...

Tech & Science Joint genome-sequencing service established to head off future pandemics. Examining the entire sample genetically to discover any pathogen within it can be the best path forward.

A new study identified the largest known genome of any organism in a fern found in Pacific islands. Its cells have more than 50 times the DNA as human cells have.

Research conducted by Filip Kolář of the Faculty of Science, Charles University, and Patrick Meirmans of the University of ...