Throughout history, most of the world's genomic research has relied on DNA data from people of European ancestry.

Scientists analyzing the genomes of thousands of people across Japan discovered evidence for a previously overlooked third ...

When the world goes bad, some plants do something astonishing. They can’t run or hide, nor can they do much about changing ...

DNA is everywhere in the world's oceans—not only packaged inside cells from skin, scales, mucus, feces, and blood, but also ...

A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers ...

Venter led the private effort to sequence the human genome and created the first synthetic bacterial cell while launching biotechnology companies to advance genetics.

Researchers in the WashU Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences have discovered key neuroprotective genes ...

The William H. Foege Genome Sciences Building at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle contains laboratories, sequencers, computational facilities, and other resources for ...

DNA methylation plays an important role in separating us genetically from our closest relatives.

A pearl begins literally as an irritation, then becomes a luxury object. Inside an oyster, layer after layer of nacre forms ...