human genome

For two decades, scientists struggled to fully sequence the Y chromosome. Finally, researchers have mapped its full length thanks to recent advances in sequencing technology.

Viral remnants make up 8 percent of the human genome, and a new study finds that these sequences are still active in healthy people.

Genetic material pilfered from mitochondria may seal cracks in our genetic code, a study suggests.

Caskey’s contributions to the field were instrumental to modern genetics.

In a preprint, researchers fill in some of the holes left in the first draft of the human genetic code, published at the turn of the century.

A massive study finds that regional differences in how slaves were treated throughout the Americas are reflected in the DNA of present-day Americans of African descent.

A new analysis of more than 2,500 human genomes indicates that modern Eurasians who acquired Neanderthal DNA during past interbreeding migrated back to Africa and spread those sequences.

Researchers determined that the incidence of new genetic mutations is comparable in people of different ancestries, but lower in Amish people.

Genomic information from four children who lived thousands of years ago in what is now Cameroon could shed light on the spread of the Bantu languages and on the history of present-day African populations.

An analysis of more than 400 human genomes from residents of 13 African countries presented at this week’s annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics greatly expands our species’ cataloged genetic diversity.

Researchers identify unique cases in which people inherited mitochondrial DNA not just from their mother but also from their father.

Using his expertise in microbiology and bioinformatics, he is bringing a new understanding to microbial immune systems.

Some scientists are not yet convinced that the list is accurate.

A study suggests that there is more to the eukaryotic genome than was previously suspected.

An estimate derived from fertility rates concludes that at least 75 percent of our DNA has no critical utility.

Fifteen years after publication of the human genome’s first draft sequence, what has become of the hundreds of researchers who worked on the project?

By manipulating DNA sequences that guide genome-folding, researchers confirm an existing model of chromatin structure inside the nucleus.

Two genetic studies seeking to determine how people first migrated to North and South America yield different results.