The first complete draft of the human genome was published back in 2003. Since then, researchers have worked both to improve the accuracy of human genetic data, and to expand its diversity, looking at ...

Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for more than 400 million years. By comparing hundreds of plant genomes, researchers identified more than 2.3 million ...

Washington State University researchers say a new study could help livestock breeders select beneficial traits like efficient food digestion or muscle development.

Our world is full of microbes, which have found homes in many environments, from extremely hot thermal vents in the ocean, to the human gut... | Genetics And Genomics ...

Researchers uncovered millions of ancient plant DNA switches—some older than flowering plants themselves—revealing a hidden evolutionary blueprint stretching back 400 million years. Most people have ...

Most lethal mutations in wild fruit flies are driven by newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors, according to a new study from Duke University. The findings, published in PLOS Biology, ...

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), and Nashville Biosciences, LLC (NashBio), today announced two advancements in scale and depth ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum ...

Research is shaking up how we think about evolution, suggesting there's a level of predictability influenced by genes and genetic history.

Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species--including plants, fungi, and even humans--are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called ...