Heather Jordan and Jennifer Wargo will discuss how metagenomics studies help uncover new and medically relevant functions of the human microbiome.

An analysis of more than 400 human genomes from residents of 13 African countries presented at this week’s annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics greatly expands our species’ cataloged genetic diversity.

Researchers must ensure that the inequality seen in most of today’s genomic studies and databases is corrected.

A better understanding of the genetic diversity among humans could motivate an appreciation of both our similarities and our differences.

Meet some of the people featured in the September 2019 issue of The Scientist.

How we talk about the coming revolution in clinical care matters as much as the need to involve all types of people in the process.

Certain populations have been historically underrepresented in genome sequencing studies, but the NIH, private clinics, and 23andMe and other companies are trying to fix that.

Urban environments are driving genetic changes in resident species through multiple mechanisms, from establishing gene flow barriers to exerting novel selection pressures.

From changes in gene flow to adaptation, the effects of urbanization are shaping the evolutionary trajectories of plants and animals.