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Infographic: The Sequencing and Assembly of the Human Genome
With ever-advancing genetic technologies, researchers continue to document the genetic code of the human species.
Infographic: The Sequencing and Assembly of the Human Genome
Infographic: The Sequencing and Assembly of the Human Genome

With ever-advancing genetic technologies, researchers continue to document the genetic code of the human species.

With ever-advancing genetic technologies, researchers continue to document the genetic code of the human species.

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Large Scientific Collaborations Aim to Complete Human Genome
Brianna Chrisman and Jordan Eizenga | Sep 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
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 its shortcomings.
Key Genes Related to Severe COVID-19 Infection Identified
Max Kozlov | Dec 14, 2020 | 3 min read
Differences in the expression of genes associated with antiviral immunity and lung inflammation may contribute to a more serious COVID-19 infection.
Opinion: Greater Diversity Is Needed in Human Genomic Data
Charles Lee | Sep 1, 2019 | 5 min read
Researchers must ensure that the inequality seen in most of today’s genomic studies and databases is corrected.
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Genetic Study Points to Metabolic Roots of Anorexia Nervosa
Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 15, 2019 | 2 min read
Some variants implicated in the disease are also linked to other psychiatric disorders.
New Genetic Stroke-Risk Factors Identified
Catherine Offord | Mar 13, 2018 | 2 min read
Analysis of DNA samples from more than 520,000 people brings the number of known stroke-risk loci to 32. 
Pooling Consumer Genetic Data, Researchers ID Links to Depression
Alison F. Takemura | Aug 2, 2016 | 2 min read
Access to data from thousands of genotyping customers helped scientists detect novel associations with the disorder across the genome.
Getting to the Root
Catherine Offord | Mar 2, 2016 | 2 min read
A study reveals the genes underpinning hair’s characteristics, from its color to its tendency to grow on the face.
Reduced Risk?
Molly Sharlach | Oct 22, 2014 | 2 min read
A genome-wide association study identifies a SNP that could help explain the relatively low rates of breast cancer among Latina women.
Java Genes?
Molly Sharlach | Oct 8, 2014 | 2 min read
Eight genetic loci could partially explain why some people drink more coffee than others.
Getting Down to Business
Kerry Grens | Apr 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Is there a genetic component to entrepreneurial success?
The Psychiatrist’s Jigsaw
Megan Scudellari | Nov 1, 2013 | 10+ min read
Researchers are piecing together the devilishly complex sets of genetic alterations underlying schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Mental Disorders Overlap in Genetic Etiology
Kerry Grens | Aug 12, 2013 | 2 min read
Genome-wide datasets reveal varying degrees of genetic similarity among five common psychiatric illnesses.
Key Mental Illness Genes Found
Bob Grant | Mar 4, 2013 | 1 min read
A large genome-wide study has identified four single-nucleotide polymorphisms shared between five major psychiatric disorders.
Combing the Cancer Genome
Carina Storrs | Mar 1, 2012 | 8 min read
A guided tour through the main online resources for analyzing cancer genomics data
Climate-Shaped Arabidopsis Genome
Kerry Grens | Oct 6, 2011 | 3 min read
Two genome-wide studies, backed up by field experiments, identify SNPs that correlate with Arabidopsis fitness in various climates.
Heritability of Intelligence
Tia Ghose | Aug 9, 2011 | 3 min read
A new study of thousands of people in Europe quantifies the genetic underpinnings of intelligence, finding that some 50 percent of smarts stems from genes.
Longevity Paper Retracted
Tia Ghose | Jul 21, 2011 | 2 min read
A study that identified several genes linked to extremely long life has been retracted due to technical errors in the sequencing chips used.
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