The genomes of living animals are littered with DNA from long-gone relatives, providing a lens on evolution, past extinctions, and perhaps even solutions to agricultural problems.

A high-quality genome sequence for this versatile insect will likely aid eco-evolutionary research.

An engineered methylation pattern persisted for four generations of mice, demonstrating transgenerational epigenetic inheritance can occur in mammals.

Sequences for the model organism and two of its kin reveal how these plants got their oversized genomes.

Long lambasted as junk DNA or genomic parasites, transposable elements turn out to be contributors to adaptation.

The high-quality genome sequence sheds light on the colorful nature of these popular aquarium fish.

A chromosome-scale genome sequence for this infamous agricultural pest could help mitigate its plagues.

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.

George Church is at it again, this time using multiplex gene editing to create virus-proof cells, improve organ transplant success, and protect elephants.

Jumping genes in bdelloid rotifers are tamped down by DNA methylation performed by an enzyme pilfered from bacteria roughly 60 million years ago, a study finds.