Using exome sequencing, a team of scientists has discovered the human gene that causes a…
Browsing: Genome
A genome is the complete set of genetic material within an organism, encompassing all of its DNA—or RNA, in some viruses—and containing the instructions needed for growth, development, and function. It includes not only the genes that code for proteins but also vast regions of non-coding sequences that regulate when and how genes are expressed. Studying genomes allows scientists to uncover the evolutionary history of species, identify genetic factors behind diseases, and engineer new solutions in medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology. Advances in genome research are continually opening new windows into the complexity and interconnectedness of life.
A new genome-scale analysis to characterize somatic alterations in colorectal carcinoma is the largest analysis…
To better understand the human genome and its variability from person to person, scientists at…
By developing a way to mathematically represent the genomes of different species, or of different…
Biologists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have completed the sequencing and analysis…
With microbes outnumbering human cells by 10 to 1, the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) Consortium…
The Tomato Genomics Consortium fully sequenced the genome of the tomato, Solanum Lycopersicum. They report…
While studying base pairs of human genomes from over 14,000 people, researchers discovered a dramatically…
Newly published research from biochemists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine describes…
New research pinpoints to certain mutations that may have helped the stickleback, a tiny armored…
A new genomics technique developed at Cornell University is roughly 50 times cheaper than comparable…
A new imaging technique is giving scientists their first three-dimensional view of the human genome…
Neuroscientists are studying the connections between the billions of neurons in the brain and believe…
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have completed the genome sequence of…
While studying DNA from plants’ green chloroplasts, researchers at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant…
Human brains make synaptic connections throughout much of childhood, and the brain’s plasticity enables humans…