Australia’s screening program – which reaches about 99% of newborn babies – mainly uses tests that measure the levels of ...

However, high costs and data interpretation difficulties pose challenges to the sector. The global DNA sequencing market is ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...

DNA sequencing was revolutionized after scientists discovered a new bacterium in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park ...

Study explains long-standing question of why Huntington’s disease symptoms typically do not appear until midlife even though ...

Nearly 10 years later, researchers can sequence a person's entire genome in mere days. The science has progressed further than anyone believed possible and, depending on who you ask, further than ...

The cause of rare diseases is increasingly being detected through genome sequencing, which involves reading the entire human DNA by first breaking it into small pieces -- short reads. Scientists found ...

The newly unveiled database showcases the genome sequences of healthy individuals from 99 ethnic populations of the country, ...

Understanding biological relationships is often critical when studying animal populations. Researchers have now developed a transformative approach that identifies stretches of DNA that two ...

After 50 years, scientists discover the MAL blood grouping system, solving a genetic mystery and improving transfusion safety ...

The reappearance of the rare fish provides an opportunity for conservation efforts.