The past decade has delivered landmark advances in human and medical genomics that shape how we understand disease mechanisms ...

Using single-cell epigenomic profiling of immune cells from 110 individuals, researchers show that genetic variation and ...

Clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat chronic diseases is limited by scientific uncertainty around factors contributing to disease risk. A study published September 2 nd in the open-access journal ...

No matter how much they brush their teeth, some people still get more cavities than others, in part because of differences in ...

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 ...

Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...

A watercolor artist’s interpretation of the relationship between the human genome and gut mycobiome. Created by Amy Bean, watercolor journalist and mom of first author Emily Van Syoc. Clinicians’ ...

For the first time, the tools to rewrite human biology are moving from speculative fiction into regulated clinics and ...

By studying genetic data from nearly 140,000 IVF embryos, scientists have with unprecedented detail revealed why fewer than ...

Using cortical organoids from individuals with autism, researchers tracked gene activity over development. Early ...

In 1963, researchers unearthed two Stone Age skeletons that were buried in an embraced position in a cave in Italy. Now, DNA testing has revealed that one of them had a rare genetic condition.