Pangolins are unique as they are the only mammal to be covered in scales. Even though they are scaly, photos of them are ...

The Human Genome Project has been finished—why is it important to look at the genomes of other species? Species inventory projects can reveal insights into biodiversity and utility for humans.

Smaller genomes enable plants and animals to grow much more quickly and efficiently, so why do some species have much larger ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Scientists first aim to design genomes with minimal changes compared to the wild type to minimize the risk of failure. “The native microbe is ...

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more ...

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural changes than was previously thought.

And what more can be learned by comparing the genomes of these two vastly different organisms? It turns out that a comparison of the human and pufferfish genetic sequences holds several clues as ...

An international team of researchers co-led by a University of Minnesota scientist has sequenced the genomes of two fungal pathogens – one that threatens global wheat supplies and another ...

Often scientists will include some African genomes to supplement their large European sample sizes for studies of human genetics, particularly in the context of disease, but the new research, ...