The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...

Scientists have sequenced the largest genome of all animals, the lungfish genome. Their data help to explain how the fish-ancestors of today's land vertebrates were able to conquer land. Thirty times ...

Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. Scientists first aim to design genomes with minimal changes compared to the wild type to minimize the risk of failure. “The native ...

The team ran polygenic risk scores, which are statistical predictions built from thousands of genetic markers, to estimate ...

Scientists have sequenced the largest known animal genome — and it's 30 times bigger than the human genome. The genome belongs to the South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa), a primeval, ...

Analysis of Adolf Hitler’s DNA reveals he may have had a rare genetic disorder that delays puberty, a new documentary says. Experts say that more details are needed.

Researchers working with Colossal Biosciences have assembled a near-complete Tasmanian tiger genome and developed artificial reproductive technologies that could help de-extinct the species. When you ...