A newly published paper in Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to ...

The Department of Bioethics will host a talk with Charles Rotimi, scientific director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 11 a ...

Twenty-two years after the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists have unveiled the most expansive catalog of human genetic variation ever compiled. Across two new papers published ...

CRISPR–Cas9-based therapies are widely investigated for their clinical applications. However, there are limitations ...

A 14,400-year-old wolf puppy’s last meal is shedding light on the last days of one of the Ice Age’s most iconic megafauna ...

For the first time, an international study has deciphered the genome of the population of Brazil. Published in the journal Science, the research includes the African, Native American, and European ...

Image made with elements from Canva. Bipolar disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses—it affects an estimated 40 million people worldwide, about 2.8% of the population. Bipolar disorder can ...

Breast cancers at all stages are defined by the structure of their genomes, researchers find. Targeting these processes early is likely to offer unexpected therapeutic avenues. Breast cancers can be ...

They are also interested in pursuing these regions of the dark genome as direct targets of genetic medicines to treat otherwise intractable conditions. "The project is a great example of highly ...

Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion. Researchers discovered that it actively reshapes the 3D structure of the human ...

July 5, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...