Marking a milestone in medical research, private and public scientists announced Monday they had effectively deciphered the genome: the blueprint of human life. Research team leaders from the rival ...

In a first-of-its-kind pursuit, scientists have mapped the human genome in four dimensions (4D), according to a study published in the journal Nature. The project is named "4D Nucleome Project." It ...

Twenty-two years after the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists have unveiled the most expansive catalog of human genetic variation ever compiled. Across two new papers published ...

UMass Chan Medical School scientists have nearly tripled the known number of potential regulatory elements in the genome to 2 ...

CHICAGO --- In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed ...