Since the Human Genome Project first produced the genetic instructions for a human being by sequencing DNA 22 years ago, ...

Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

Since the mapping of the human genome in 2003, synthetic biology has reached a new milestone. British researchers are now ...

Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and ...

But the research topic is, for obvious reasons, controversial. Scientists have largely steered clear of trying to create full synthetic human genomes, wary of propelling us into a dystopian, Gattaca ...

The Human Genome Project (HGP) truly was the biological equivalent of landing on the moon. It was a game changer: massive in scale, bold in ambition, and incredibly complex to accomplish.

The human genome contains roughly 3 billion nucleotides and just under 20,000 protein-coding genes – an estimated 1% of the genome’s total length. The remaining 99% is non-coding DNA sequences ...

13-year project designed as a human mosaic rests largely on a single volunteer. Five takeaways from Undark's report on a major scientific achievement.

For the 20-year anniversary of this historic event, we took a look back at the Human Genome Project and its impact. How did it shape science moving forward?

Having one map of a single genome, which the 90s-era project produced, does not adequately represent the breadth of the human population.

A decade ago, researchers sequenced 92 percent of the human genome. They just cracked the last 8 percent — a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for cancer and other diseases.

UK Biobank scientists say the human body can be studied in greater detail than ever thanks to people like Steve.