Scientists from the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium have created the world s first human pangenome - a database of all of the genes and genetic variations present within our population.
At Cheltenham Science Festival this week, experts have explained how a genetic variation passed on by a Neanderthal during one sexual encounter has affected Covid death rates.
Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute compared the genomes of 16 species and found animals with a slower rate of genetic changes have longer lifespans.
A method to time jump human skin cells by three decades is longer than previous reprogramming methods, report scientists at the University of Cambridge.
A gap-free genome sequence will help understand genetic contributions to diseases, say experts at the universities of California Santa Cruz and Washington in Seattle.