this list of mind-boggling facts and figures will get you started. For more basic information about genes, visit the Glossary. A rough draft of the human genome was completed in June 2000.

who must endure this spoon feeding until they reach the facts, history and drama of the sequencing of the human genome. This difficult endeavor may have been better served by two books.

New content to mark the publication of the Human Genome Collection are available here alongside links and original articles from the draft genome publication. Enjoy exclusive interviews with ...

search for genes linked to different types of disease understand inherited disorders and their treatment trace human migration patterns from the past Scientists are searching for disease ...

The genetic information in an organism is called its genome. The Human Genome Project, or HGP for short, was started at the end of the last century. It was very ambitious and had several aims ...

Analyzing the genome of a fly is easier than of a mouse or human, as it only consists of eight chromosomes. By way of comparison: the genome of a mouse consists of 40 chromosomes and that of humans 46 ...

"Genes move differently, depending on whether they are being read or not, leading to complex, turbulent-like motions of the human genome. Understanding the mechanics behind transcription-dependent ...

New research has revealed a connection between ancient viral DNA embedded in the human genome and the genetic risk for two major diseases that affect the central nervous system. New research from ...

Initially, drug development was entirely focused on the less than two percent of the human genome which codes for proteins. However, it has become increasingly clear that tackling the many chronic ...

The newly added language appears to position the country as the first to explicitly permit the use of genome editing to create genetically modified children. Heritable human genome editing has ...