In the past twenty years, major technological advances in extracting and analyzing DNA have transformed the ability to ...

A research team led by Professor Luo Shujin from the School of Life Sciences has uncovered a surprising chapter in the ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

University of Brighton researchers are leading a national project to develop a diagnostic tool to locate human sources of ...

The first study to examine the extent of European ancestry biases in gene maps reveals tens of thousands of genetic ...

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...

Sequencing diverse populations revealed over 41,000 transcripts missing in Eurocentric references, exposing ancestry bias ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

A Nobel laureate, he identified an enzyme that cuts DNA, laying the groundwork for milestones in scientific research and ...