Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction. The map marks a major step in the understanding of genetic ...

You, my friend, are what scientists call a "holobiont"- an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of ...

Scientists reveal new insights into the hidden processes driving human genetic variation with the first complete human DNA ...

Since it began in 1990, the Human Genome Project is estimated to have cost $3,000,000,000. The entire human genome requires three gigabytes of computer data storage space. (One million base pairs ...

Protein-coding versus noncoding genes When deciding the number of genes in the human genome, Human Genome Project researchers initially counted protein-coding genes—regions of chromosomal DNA that are ...

A multi-institutional team of researchers has created a new and improved genetic map for the laboratory ... this updated genome assembly enhances the ability to study human diseases, behaviors ...