genetics, genetics & genomics

A new study finds that an Alaskan population of the fish has quickly evolved in response to warming temperatures.

A new algorithm brings together data from second - and third - generation genome sequencers.

Learning the intricacies of your own genetic profile is a double-edged sword.

How to get the most out of your collaboration with bioinformaticians

In Chapter , "Genes, Freaks, DNA," author Sam Kean draws parallels between the lives of Gregor Mendel and Johannes Friedrich Miescher, who both made scientific discoveries that were truly ahead of their times.

After 20 years of high-profile failure, gene therapy is finally well on its way to clinical approval.

With the help of a mother, one researcher uncovered a common link between autism and a devastating bone disease.

David Rimoin, a medical geneticist and the founding president of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, passes away at age 75.

A new SNP assay can determine the geographical origin of commonly overexploited fish species.

Exposure to an environmental toxin can affect future generations’ ability to handle stressful conditions.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

Researchers identify two new DNA repair systems, in addition to four that were already known, that can attack unprotected telomeres.

Inspired by Darwin, Mohamed Noor has uncovered the molecular dance by which a single species becomes two.

California mulls a state law that would criminalize the unauthorized sharing, storing, or analyzing of genetic data.

A new technique to derive DNA information from non-DNA sources, such as RNA, threatens the anonymity of genetic database donors.

Researchers question earlier findings of a new mechanism for gene regulation.

Meet the species whose DNA has recently been sequenced.

The federal agency unveils a collection of thousands of genetic tests for some 2,500 diseases.

After 10 years in development, a novel mouse population proves its mettle in complex trait research.

A reanalysis of the study reporting genes linked to extremely long life, which was retracted from Science last summer, is published in PLoS ONE.