Thirty years out from the start of the Human Genome Project, researchers have finally finished sequencing the full 3 billion bases of a person’s genetic code. But even a complete reference genome has ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an ...

Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ancestral lineages.

For more basic information about genes, visit the Glossary. A rough draft of the human genome was completed in June 2000. Efforts are underway to complete a final draft of the human genome ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies ... Protein-coding versus noncoding genes When deciding the number of genes in the human genome, Human Genome Project researchers initially ...

The genome database will open up the possibility of personalised medicine, and faster and efficient diagnostics. It will also ...

As warehouses go, nuclei are more like libraries than bank vaults. Too many cellular components need access to the genome to lock it down like Fort Knox. Instead, large groupings of more than 1,000 ...

Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the 'language' of the genome, offering insights into human development.

Scientists say the map of a speck of a mouse's brain could be as transformative as the Human Genome Project. Here's what to know.

Table 1 Current rat genome statistics compared to mouse and human a Full size table Genome upgrade in 2008. The extra sequence data now available provide an opportunity to upgrade the rat assembly ...