Throughout history, most of the world's genomic research has relied on DNA data from people of European ancestry.

Understanding genetics can help explain differences in disease susceptibility across populations, informing medical research ...

An expansive new study offers clear evidence that sequencing the genomes of diverse populations can yield fresh insights into how our DNA shapes our health. A team of researchers involved in an ...

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The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

There is a new record for the largest genome to be sequenced, set at a massive 90 billion letters of DNA. It belongs to the South American lungfish. “It was a technical challenge, of course, to do ...

Pioneering and controversial geneticist who was one of the first to sequence the human genome, in part by using his own DNA ...

DZNE researchers have generated new insights into how the human genome shapes the chemical composition and concentration of ...

J. Craig Venter, one of the lead scientists in sequencing the human genome and a pioneer of modern genomics, died on Wednesday, his research institute announced.