Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...

Boston researchers sequenced a full human genome in record time, under four hours. The advance could speed life-saving diagnoses for newborns in intensive care. Boston Children’s Hospital, in ...

Michigan Tech's Genomic Sequencing Lab, part of the University's Health Research Institute, plays a leading role in tracking ...

In a breakthrough that redefines both speed and clinical potential, a new world record for the fastest human whole genome ...

When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors ...

The goal of gene therapy is to permanently cure hereditary diseases. One of the most promising technologies for this is the ...

In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia with one of the largest armies in history—the “Grande Armée” of about half a ...

Disease-causing bacteria that have been recently discovered in the teeth of Napoleonic soldiers may have spurred the massive ...

Researchers are trying to fix the "Western bias" contained in many DNA databases with a new national project targeting ...

Unusual preservative in specimen jars proved to be a sweet solution for studying changes in genetic diversity among fish ...