UC Santa Cruz has a long history of pioneering advances in genomics research. The first working draft of a human genome sequence was assembled on our campus in 2000, which has led to enormous leaps in ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction. The map marks a major step in the understanding of genetic ...

Discover how hidden complexities of the human genome are revealed by scientists from The Jackson Laboratory. Technological advancements are now allowing us to assemble continuous genomes with ...

Structural variants (SVs) are alterations in the DNA sequence that involve large-scale changes, typically longer than 50 base pairs. Advances in long-read sequencing have significantly increased ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an international team led by researchers at Penn State, the National Human Genome ...

"Our complete reconstruction of the genetic makeup of the first reference material genome was the culmination of years of advances in technologies and analysis methods," said NIST scientist and ...

The common marmoset is a small monkey from South America. To study complex diseases like Alzheimer’s, scientists and clinicians analyze how genes change and malfunction in other species. Marmosets, a ...

NIH funding has allowed scientists to see the DNA blueprints of human life—completely. In 2022, the Telomere-to-Telomere Consortium, a group of NIH-funded scientists from research institutions around ...

The genomic revolution that began at the end of the 20 th century has given researchers increasingly detailed insights into the organization of DNA and the role of genes in diseases. However, due to ...

Human ancestry carries fingerprints from populations that left no bones, no tools and no fossils behind, and scientists have ...