Researchers have identified 34,364 people in Pakistan who carry at least one gene that has been completely knocked out by ...

Genome-wide data extracted from human remains placed inside cliffside coffins across southern China now directly connect the ...

NIH's All of Us released the world's largest integrated genomics and health database: 747,000 people, 535,000 genomes, just as its funding is cut.

The US Endangered Species Act compels the government to identify species at risk of extinction and devise plans to restore ...

A comprehensive analysis of 173,303 genomes from Pakistan, published today in Nature, is upending how scientists understand ...

Advances in AI and long-read sequencing are reshaping how researchers study biology at scale. Yet today’s genomic datasets remain limited in both diversity and completeness, constraining the ability ...

The genes that could help the world's crops survive drought, heat, and disease probably already exist. But much of this genetic diversity remains hidden within ancient plant varieties and forgotten ...

A groundbreaking cattle genome has given researchers their clearest look yet at what makes Wagyu beef so special. By uncovering hundreds of new genes and hidden genetic variations, scientists can now ...

In this era of Big Data, the prevailing wisdom is that more information leads to better answers. However, a new Canadian study shows that in the hunt for life's ancient ancestors, more data can ...

Symbiotic bacteria living inside insect cells have the smallest genomes known for any organism. The findings further muddy the distinction between cellular organelles like mitochondria and the most ...