Researchers create a “consensus genome” that halves the number of errors when mapping transcripts, although they say the current standard is still a good tool.

A massive study finds that regional differences in how slaves were treated throughout the Americas are reflected in the DNA of present-day Americans of African descent.

In a genome-wide association study, variants in both the ABO blood group locus and a cluster of genes on human chromosome 3 are more common among COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure than in the general population.

A new analysis of more than 2,500 human genomes indicates that modern Eurasians who acquired Neanderthal DNA during past interbreeding migrated back to Africa and spread those sequences.

Genomic information from four children who lived thousands of years ago in what is now Cameroon could shed light on the spread of the Bantu languages and on the history of present-day African populations.

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.

The author of a new book about emerging concepts in human genetics considers the question.

See the deCODE Genetics founder discuss the genetic basis of human diversity.

Researchers parse genes linked with intellectual disability and autism from those tied to autism alone.

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

Three members of a gene family called NOTCH2NL may have been involved in the evolution of humans’ big cortex.

Humans living in higher latitudes tend to have a variant of a gene involved in sensing cold temperatures, but it comes with a cost.  

The Stanford University human geneticist identified the genes and genomic abnormalities underlying numerous rare diseases, including Rett  syndrome, and advanced the field of molecular diagnostics. 

The adaptation gives better endurance to the Bajau people, known as sea nomads, by increasing spleen size and, in turn, boosting the number of oxygenated red blood cells when diving.  

“Cheddar Man” had dark hair and blue eyes, a sequencing analysis suggests.

The use of underperforming computational tools is a major offender in science’s reproducibility crisis—and there’s growing momentum to avoid it.