whole genome sequencing, genetics & genomics

A high school student uses crowdfunding to produce the first genome assembly for this popular aquarium species, underscoring the increasing feasibility of whole-genome sequencing.

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

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

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

Genetic studies have made it clear that eukaryotic horizontal gene transfer can and does happen. Exactly how, though, remains speculative.

DNA passed to and from all kinds of organisms, even across kingdoms, has helped shape the tree of life, to a large and undisputed degree in microbes and also unexpectedly in multicellular fungi, plants, and animals.

The researchers who constructed the first reference genome for this critically endangered mollusk say it will assist restoration efforts.

Research finds that a dog’s behavior has little to do with its genes.

These tiny reef fish harbor luminous bacteria, and the chromosome-level assembly of the species’ genome may facilitate the duo’s use as a vertebrate model for symbiosis.

Analyzing the whole genome sequences of more than 18,000 tumors, researchers catalog nearly 60 new patterns of mutations that could inform cancer treatment.

The near-complete genome of a recently extinct rodent elucidates the potential—and difficulties—of resurrecting species.

Caskey’s contributions to the field were instrumental to modern genetics.

Whole genome sequences reveal multiple domestications of this agriculturally important tree and may hold the secrets to producing the sweet fruit year round.

In a preprint, researchers fill in some of the holes left in the first draft of the human genetic code, published at the turn of the century.

The genome sequences of 51 giraffes from all over Africa contribute to the latest attempt in an ongoing pursuit to pin down a species number.

Officials had initially linked 97 cases to a single conference held by Biogen in February in Boston, but a new study tracking viral genomes suggests the number may be as high as 20,000.

In recent years, laboratories on the continent have ramped up genomic sequencing capabilities, offering in-country analyses rather than outsourcing the job.

An interrogation of the whole genomes of more than 2,600 cancers yields clues about the genetic drivers of malignancy, how tumors evolve, and more.