The nuclei in our cells are miniature warehouses safeguarding the genetic blueprint for the body's biologic machinery. As ...

At meeting on human embryo editing, CRISPR pioneer says science is a long way from knowing if germline DNA can be safely ...

Officials at ARM, ASGCT, and ISCT convened a small group of scientists, policy experts, religious leaders and patient ...

Alan Herbert, explores the understanding of genome information storage, and the significance of repetitive sequences called ...

After serving as the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) for more than 15 years, Eric Green, M.D ...

The longtime director of the National Human Genome Research Institute is stepping down, as the larger NIH braces for more ...

Thirty years out from the start of the Human Genome Project, researchers have finally finished sequencing the full 3 billion bases of a person’s genetic code. But even a complete reference genome has ...

A screen of human-infecting viruses identified extensive examples of viral proteins that resembled human sequences, which ...

Scientists have sequenced the largest known animal genome — and it's 30 times bigger than the human genome. The genome ...

For more basic information about genes, visit the Glossary. A rough draft of the human genome was completed in June 2000. Efforts are underway to complete a final draft of the human genome ...

"A more complete view of variation within our genomes is foundational to advancing research on cancer, aging, and infertility, as well as countless other aspects of human health." Our genome sequences ...

Researchers developed an algorithm that maps human genetic diversity and ancestry to better understand population history.