Throughout history, most of the world's genomic research has relied on DNA data from people of European ancestry.

Studying how genes influence human behavior is an enormously complicated undertaking. Socio-genomicists are harnessing massive banks of genetic data and complex data science analysis techniques to ...

A new study of six Homo erectus individuals from China reveals one amino acid variant that distinguished this archaic human ...

Janet Iwasa, PhD, has been appointed Director of the Genetic Science Learning Center (GSLC) in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at University of Utah, effective July 1, 2024. As a ...

Co-founded by renowned entrepreneur Ben Lamm, Texas-based biotech and genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences is working to de-extinct several animals. ByEmma Kershaw, Former Contributor.

This study abroad program is designed to explore the intersection of genetics, culture, ethics, and public policy in a global context. London and Scotland offer uniquely rich educational environments ...

In 2020, Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, CRISPR-Cas9, a method for genome editing. Often referred to as “molecular scissors,” CRISPR cuts DNA at specific locations that ...