A decades-long NIH-backed effort to map the human genome has advanced our understanding of genetic risk factors and human ...

A recent study found that an 11-minute video on genetic similarities can foster acceptance and reduce prejudice against ...

A groundbreaking data storage technology could preserve an entire human genome in a tiny 5D memory crystal. Developed by ...

Genomics technologies, while powerful, are not sufficient to bring precision medicine into routine clinical practice.

While our genes are not changed by life experiences, they can be tuned through a system known as epigenetics. In response to ...

In the last several years, large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Bard have shown the world the astounding power of ...

A first-ever analysis of the whole Greenland shark genome gives researchers a couple of clues to their longevity.

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

A human-specific NOVA1 gene variant may have influenced the emergence of spoken language. When introduced into mice, it ...

The Noonan lab at Yale University is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.

Bits of viral genes incorporated into human DNA have been linked to cancer, ALS and schizophrenia. But many of these genes ...