CHICAGO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A study that analyzed the genetic code of a quarter of a million U.S. volunteers found more than 275 million entirely new variants that may help explain why some groups are ...

For Save the Koala Day, learn how conservation geneticist Rebecca Johnson’s work helps protect these iconic marsupials Jack Tamisiea Smithsonian chief scientist Rebecca Johnson snaps a selfie with one ...

Artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize science, with recent advances now reaching the field of genetics. Researchers have developed a powerful AI model capable of analyzing and designing ...

Scientists testing a new method of sequencing single cells have unexpectedly changed our understanding of the rules of genetics. The genome of a protist has revealed a seemingly unique divergence in ...

The essential balance of redox reactions, protein synthesis and folding, protection of cell membranes, and integrity of genomic DNA depends on a handful of proteins called selenoproteins that include ...

"First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Profile Books Ltd"--Title-page verso. The story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code, the thing that ultimately enables a spiraling molecule ...

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a new method to discover how DNA controls genes. Their technique, ...