4 500 years old skeleton provides first human genome sequence from Africa

4 500 years old skeleton provides first human genome sequence from Africa

A team of researchers from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Ventura College and UCLA Extension have provided the first ancient human genome sequence from Africa. The discovery holds the potential to provide new information about how ancient African…

Editing the human genome one letter at a time

Editing the human genome one letter at a time

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have found a way to efficiently edit the human genome one letter at a time. The discovery is boosting researchers' ability to model human disease, and paving the way for therapies that cure disease by fixing these

Scientists discover secret code hidden in human DNA

Scientists discover secret code hidden in human DNA

A research team led by Dr. John Stamatoyannopoulos, University of Washington, announced yesterday they have discovered a second code hiding within human DNA. This second code contains information that changes how scientists read the instructions contained in