Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) are unbiased genome screens of unrelated individuals and appropriately matched controls or parent-affected child trios to establish whether any genetic ...

Genome informatics is the field in which computer and statistical techniques are applied to derive biological information from genome sequences. Genome informatics includes methods to analyse DNA ...

Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf ...

Whole-genome analysis raises concerns about the rare songbird, the authors of a recent study say, but could also help with ...

The UK Supreme Court ruling backing the "biological" definition of a woman has been hailed by many as providing clarity on ...

pggb builds pangenome variation graphs from a set of input sequences. A pangenome variation graph is a kind of generic multiple sequence alignment. It lets us understand any kind of sequence variation ...

With much controversy swirling around Colossal's proxy dire wolves, we spoke with the company's CEO to find out how these ...

The industry’s pawprints are all over the buzzy de-extincted canine, with famous investors including Peter Jackson and George ...

BIGSdb extends the principle of MLST to genomic data, where large numbers of loci can be defined, with alleles assigned by reference to sequence definition databases (which can also be set up with ...

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) will conduct a suite of human health and performance research ...

The UAE has gathered the genetic data of more than 800,000 Emiratis under a major nationwide drive to use precision medicine ...

As US President Donald Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian Institution for "anti-American ideology", Adam Rutherford examines ...