genomics
Complete Human Genome Sequenced for First Time In Major Breakthrough
The final eight percent of the human genome, which contains immune response genes and the keys to our big brain, has been mapped.
Scientists Did a Massive DNA Study on Global Weed Strains. Here's What They Found
An analysis of 110 cannabis genomes upended prevailing assumptions about the plant’s history of cultivation.
Newly-Discovered 'Borg' DNA Is Unlike Anything Scientists Have Ever Seen
These 'Borg' elements assimilated genes from other organisms, and could be used to help fight climate change.
Scientists Sequenced Million-Year-Old Mammoth DNA, the Most Ancient Ever
DNA recovered from two mammoths that lived more than a million years ago reveal new insights about the evolution of these extinct animals.
Some Forests Are Covered With Lichens That Love to Fuck, Scientists Discover
“We have to assume there’s a lot of cryptic sex going on,” said a researcher about Québec’s reindeer lichen populations.
The Nobel-Prize-Winning Chemist Who Pioneered Gene Editing
Dr. Jennifer Doudna, who discovered CRISPR’s gene-editing power, wants the technology to be standard of care for severe genetic diseases.
DNA Can Help Return Indigenous Remains to Ancestral Sites
“We propose that our approach can be used now and will be used routinely in the future to return remains to their rightful kin.”
A Hybrid of Humanity's Closest Relatives Has Been Identified From 50,000-Year-Old Bone
While we know early humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans interbred, this specimen is a unique first-generation Neanderthal-Denisovan offspring.
The Latest Effort to Map the Weed Genome Will Focus on Pot That Doesn’t Get You High
Scientists at the University of California Davis have launched a new project studying the hemp DNA sequence.
Scientists Used Supercomputers to Learn How Pythons Regenerate Their Organs
Maybe we could do it one day, too.
This Scientist Wants to Sequence the Genomes of 8,000 Endangered Animals Before They’re Gone
Sequencing the genomes of species most at risk can help us figure out which species need our attention the most.
Why You Can't See 23andMe's Transparency Report Outside the US
Why can't 23andMe's international customers see if their governments are asking for their data?