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PTI Washington, February 18Researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool to assemble truly complete, gapless genome sequences from a variety of species, according…

Seeking to better understand more about the origins and movement of bubonic plague, in ancient and contemporary times, researchers at McMaster University, University of Sydney and the…

Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain present-day viruses, according to new research. The paper,…

They can live for more than 100 years and weigh up to 250 kilograms -- Aldabra giant tortoises. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now decoded the genome of Aldabrachelys gigantea,…

Comparing those genomes to those of people without schizophrenia has allowed investigators to uncover multiple genes that have a profound impact on a person's risk of developing it. By being…

An analysis of ancient DNA from a 100,000-year-old polar bear has revealed that extensive hybridization between polar bears and brown bears occurred during the last warm interglacial period…

An international team led by researchers at McMaster University, working in collaboration with the University of Paris Cité, has identified and reconstructed the first ancient genome of E.…

“We didn't see any indication of their drinking coming back to baseline, so we think that maybe this epigenetic editing will produce a long-lasting effect,” Pandey says. “I think a lot more…

The new paper, which is titled "The complete sequence of a human genome," explains the genome released in the year 2000 covered only the euchromatic fraction of the genome,…

New York, April 1 A large international team led by the US National Institutes of Health has completed the DNA sequence of all…