So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

The being in question is a microbe called Sukunaarchaeum mirabile. Preliminary research says it stretches the definition of ...

An analysis of mpox virus genomes from individuals infected between 2018 and 2023 has provided insights into how the virus ...

Using whole genome sequencing and cutting‐edge analyses, researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered the surprising ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in ...

Biological science has made such astonishing leaps in the last few decades, such as precise gene editing, that scientists are ...

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

The Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) Project, launched on the 25th anniversary of the mapping of the human genome, is being ...

The Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) will take decades to complete and cost anything from millions to hundreds of ...

After years of collecting consumer DNA, genetic testing companies are monetizing the data. But who should profit — the ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...