Making its debut in Houston, "Genome: Unlocking Life's Code" features cutting-edge interactives, 3D models, custom animations and engaging videos of real-life stories; the exhibition examines both the ...

It’s called a pangenome, and it could explain the DNA that makes each of us unique. The joke about the Human Genome Project is how many times it’s been finished, but not actually. The first time was ...

THE NEXT STEP. In 2003, researchers sequenced the human genome for the first time, writing out all 3 billion of the DNA base pairs that dictate every aspect of our makeup. Now, a new team of ...

Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of a roundworm used extensively in biological research, opening a new pathway for synthetic biologists to build and test genetic changes in a ...

Doctors couldn't figure out what was causing 14-year-old Alexis Beery to suddenly gasp for air. Her mother pushed scientists to check DNA — helping move genome mapping a step closer to its ultimate ...

An international consortium of government, academic, and commercial researchers announced Tuesday that it was beginning a three-year, $100-million effort to build the next-generation map of the human ...