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

A UK-led team is starting a major project to build human genetic material from scratch. This research aims to unlock how DNA functions and create future therapies for hard-to-treat diseases.

NIH’s SMaHT Network will chart trillions of somatic mutations to reveal how our DNA changes over a lifetime. In a nutshell ...

As the cost of DNA sequencing plummets, we’re fast approaching a point when decoding a human genome could cost $100 — about as much as the average American’s weekly grocery store run. The ...

If the human genome is like the blueprint for a house, a new study on the non-coding parts of DNA maps the wiring, connecting the lights to their switches.

Scientists have pieced together a new draft of the human genome that better captures humanity’s genetic diversity.

Life Largest genome sequenced so far is 30 times bigger than a human's The South American lungfish has a whopping 180 gigabases of DNA in each cell, compared with 6 gigabases in human cells By ...

The first human genome was completed in April 2003, but it left behind some unknown gaps, including swathes of the Y chromosome. The chromosome’s repetition made it a challenge to reconstruct.

The record-breaking crystal will act as a DNA time capsule that could be used to bring back humanity after our extinction, researchers say. But not everyone is convinced.

Scientists just announced that they have sequenced the genomes of 47 people and combined them into a “pangenome.” This genome conglomeration fixed many of the problems with the original human ...