It took an international group of researchers 13 years to crack the code and their efforts are already bearing fruit—one study has pinned down the genes responsible for wheat allergies and sensitivity.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae showed only minor alterations in growth and gene expression when its 16 chromosomes were combined.

Scientists have sequenced the koala’s genome.

Some scientists are not yet convinced that the list is accurate.

Analyses of more than 300 ancient human genomes show that Hepatitis B virus has infected humans for at least 4,500 years and has much older origins than modern viral genomes would suggest.

Researchers used the genome sequence of Artemisia annua to boost the plant’s production of artemisinin.

A new algorithm scrutinizes the most hard-to-read segments of the genome.

The Texas Tech University professor also investigated the effects of the Chernobyl disaster on surrounding wildlife.

Mice who get less attention from their mothers have more copies of a common retrotransposon in the genomes of their hippocampal neurons.