MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...

With plans for 25 international hubs, the Earth BioGenome Project is poised to increase global genomics capacity and deliver high-quality reference genomes, argues Dr Paul Flicek, The Jackson ...

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Genetic associations between cannabis use and many different traits could inform the development of prevention and treatment strategies for cannabis use disorders. The study uncovered new ...

ROME–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A few weeks ago, the USCS Genome Browser at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the bible of reference genomics, published a new and very important reference genome, Diploid ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Jane Goodall died Wednesday. As she was universally regarded as the greatest living expert on chimpanzees, her passing is a momentous event. It’s one that comes at a time of upheaval in the field she ...

Researchers at Integra Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) and the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG), have designed ...

Dimitrije Ivančić (co-first author of the paper), Avencia Sanchez-Mejías (CEO of Integra Therapeutics), Alejandro Agudelo (co-first author of the paper) and Marc Güell (ICREA researcher and CSO of ...

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