CHOP, Penn Medicine researchers use deep learning algorithm to pinpoint potential disease-causing variants in non-coding regions of the human genome: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mo ...

Recent discoveries provide new insights into why Neanderthals became extinct around 40,000 years ago. Specifically, a study ...

Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) has transformed the way scientists understand genetics. With the ability to sequence DNA ...

Researchers have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which increase disease risk in the noncoding regions our DNA, which make up the vast majority of the human genome.

Testing SMA patient DNA with advanced methods like HapSMA can reveal genetic changes that affect how severe the disease is, ...

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...

A new set of genes that contribute to Parkinson’s disease risk has been identified.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit organization defending civil liberties, argues that law enforcement use of ...

Scientists have found that the tiny blood vessels at the back of the eye can tell us a lot about our overall health, ...

23andMe exploded into the mainstream with its at-home DNA testing kits that gave customers insight into their family ...