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An all-female species, distantly related to flatworms, steals all of genetic material it needs to diversify its genome.
The largest collection of genetic and medical data in the United States links telomeres and genetic variants to longevity and disease.
A study finds that the genomes of swine and human flu viruses associated with a county fair in Ohio are almost perfectly matched, suggesting interspecies transmission.
Scientists identify a false assumption of standard gene expression analyses that could lead to the reappraisal of many prior studies.
J. Craig Venter plans to develop a machine to find and sequence DNA on Mars, but another genomics mogul, Jonathan Rothberg, may beat him to it.
Technology company Knome unveils a machine it says will "break the bottleneck" in the interpretation of human genome data.
Leonard Lerman, who helped elucidate the process from gene to protein, passed away last month at age 87.
Researchers find that a deadly bacterial disease hitchhikes in people infected with the virus that causes AIDS to spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
A large Chinese sequencing center’s purchase of Complete Genomics, a California-based DNA services company, ensures the valued technology will remain on the market.
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