genetics, genomics

Lasker Award winner Evelyn Witkin discovered the mechanism for DNA repair following UV damage.

By studying the genomes of more than 24,000 individuals, researchers discovered rare genetic mutations that may shed light on mechanisms underlying schizophrenia.

A more complete understanding of nonrandom segregation will shed light on how speciation occurs.

Research on so-called selfish genetic loci is providing scientists with greater insight into the biology of chromosome segregation and inheritance.

Researchers found that copepod genomes adapt in distinct ways when simultaneously exposed to multiple environmental conditions.

Researchers discover new idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis risk factors with multi-ancestry analyses that increase representation of understudied populations.

By combining two innovative approaches, researchers can now sequence the full spectrum of mutational differences between individual cells’ genomes.

This year’s crop of winning products features many with a clinical focus and others that represent significant advances in sequencing, single-cell analysis, and more.

The Scientist spoke with microbiologist William Whitman about a new system of nomenclature for prokaryotic organisms that can’t be cultured.

Researchers made the find using an algorithm that purportedly distinguishes between mutations that were selected for and those that came along for the ride by coincidence, a feat that has long eluded scientists.

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

Researchers identify what makes certain people more likely to contract leprosy than others.

A novel atlas reveals region-specific links between structural, mechanical, and genetic properties within the heart.

The first high-quality genome for a marine isopod may shed light on how this group of crustaceans adapted to the deep, dark depths of the ocean.