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

Researchers can now explain more than a quarter of the variability in human stature.

Reprogramming adult human cells into stem cells in vitro does not generate harmful mutations, scientists report.

The “Genes for Good” Facebook app and the Open Humans Network plan to recruit large numbers of volunteers for medical studies using social media.

Researchers have sequenced 360 varieties of the tomato plant to create a comprehensive map of the evolution of the fruit from its wild form to the modern varieties. 

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

Charting the progress of the various large-scale genome-sequencing projects as researchers working separately on their chosen species begin to pool analytical resources

Yet another genetic study of modern canines, both wild and domestic, supports the notion that humans domesticated dogs before growing crops.

A working group including members of the Lacks family approves the first projects to use the HeLa genome.