BALTIMORE, Oct. 31, 2024: It is commonly known that most genomic databases are biased toward people with European ancestry. Scientists have warned that leaving out other populations could skew results ...

When the first complete sequence of the human genome was published in 2003, the Human Genome Project leader, Francis Collins, noted that it marked “the start of an exciting new era." The opportunities ...

23andMe, born from the techno-optimism of the Human Genome Project, revolutionized direct-to-consumer genetic testing. But with its valuation now in freefall, mounting layoffs and its board resigning ...

The life-science revolution that began with deciphering the genetic code has launched biological research into an unprecedented period of productivity. Parallel advances in computational techniques ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include 23andMe’s policy on its sale. We regret the error. The bankruptcy of genetic-testing company 23andMe puts ...

A newly published paper in Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to significantly expand scientists' understanding of human genetic diversity. This ...

Since the human genome was first sequenced in 2003, the world's scientific community has been racing to decipher this "book" written in an alphabet of four letters. The applications of these ...

As the amount of genomic data grows, so too does the challenge of organizing it into a usable database. Indeed, the lack of a searchable database of genomic information from the literature has posed a ...

Expression module in the CGD. A Search by gene ID in the RNA Data module. B Search by range page in the RNA Data module. C visual expression profile page in the RNA Data module. Chrysanthemums—prized ...

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced the development of a technology that accelerates database analyses of the correlations between genomic variations and environmental information, such as disease and ...