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Genomics is the study of the complete genetic material, including genes and their functions, of an organism.

Stem Cell Model Reveals Mechanics of Early Human Embryo Development

For the first time, a stem cell model has produced a structure resembling an early human embryo with a yolk-sac-like structure, from a single starting stem cell population and without direct genetic manipulation.

21 Apr 2026

Structured National Genomic Program can be Effective for Rare Disease Diagnosis

For many families, eight years of uncertainty meant repeated specialist visits, inconclusive genetic tests and the growing fear that a clear answer might never come. For nearly half of the children enrolled in the Telethon Undiagnosed Disease Program (TUDP), that wait is now over.

21 Apr 2026

RNA Network Controls Cell Wall Remodeling in Apple Embryogenesis

Somatic embryogenesis is a powerful route for plant regeneration, transformation, and breeding, but one major question has remained unresolved: how highly differentiated cells regain the capacity to divide and develop like embryos.

20 Apr 2026

New Technology Tracks Real-Time Gene Activity to Find Common Disease Targets

Diseases like cancer or neurodegeneration are known to arise from genetic misfires. But treating such complex conditions hasn't been simply a matter of identifying the malfunctioning genes involved. With hundreds of genetic mutations spanning diverse pathways at play, connecting the dots between a constellation of mutations and a specific outcome has proved to be enormously difficult.

16 Apr 2026

Researchers Map the Genetic History of Savanna and Forest Elephant Species

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is defined by the ability to move across large distances and exchange genes throughout the African continent. But as the elephants' living space is becoming increasingly patchy, the study documents the visible genetic consequences of isolation – and points to approaches that help to incorporate genomics into current and future elephant conservation.

16 Apr 2026

Scientists Discover New Rare Genetic Disease Using Whole Exome Sequencing

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and an international team of collaborators used a genetic sequencing technique called whole exome sequencing to discover a new rare genetic disease.

15 Apr 2026

Genomic Study Maps the Biosynthesis of Dihydromyricetin in Vine Tea

Vine tea has been consumed in China for centuries and is valued as both a beverage and a medicinal plant.

10 Apr 2026

Evolutionary Atlas Reveals Origin and Diversification of NF-Y Genes

Transcription factors are central to plant biology because they switch genes on and off in response to internal developmental programs and external stress.

9 Apr 2026

Study Reveals Pol Theta Role in Cancer DNA Repair

A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential than researchers realized.

8 Apr 2026

ASHOP Platform Unifies Multi-Omics Data for Blood Cancer Insights

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the American Society for Hematology (ASH) and the Munich Leukemia Laboratory have developed a data-sharing platform that unites genomics, gene expression and clinical information from nearly 6,000 patients with blood cancers.

7 Apr 2026

African Genomic Project Expands Global Understanding of Human Diversity

A newly published paper in Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to significantly expand scientists' understanding of human genetic diversity.

7 Apr 2026

Novel ENDOtollins Block Harmful Inflammation While Preserving Infection Response

Scripps Research scientists have developed a new class of drug compounds that reduce harmful inflammation while leaving the body's ability to fight infections intact-a long-sought goal in treating autoimmune diseases.

7 Apr 2026

3D Microfluidic Tumor Model Reveals How High-Fat Diets Promote Invasive Cancer

Princeton researchers have revealed new links between high-fat diets and aggressive breast cancer, demonstrating the important role fat plays in making some cancers more invasive.

7 Apr 2026

Constructing Large-Scale Pangenomes Using a Cost-Effective Hybrid Sequencing Strategy

A research team led by Zhen-Xing Endowed Professor Jian Yang at the School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, together with collaborators, published their latest findings in Nature on April 1. The study innovatively developed a pangenome-informed genome assembly (PIGA) method.

6 Apr 2026

MPGK Tool Streamlines Advanced Genetic Data Analysis for Bioinformatics Beginners

With the rapid expansion of genome-wide association studies (GWAS), researchers are increasingly faced with the challenge of translating large-scale genetic data into meaningful biological insights.

6 Apr 2026

Genomic Study Reveals How Bacterial ‘Armor’ Reduces Cholera Disease Severity

Cholera-causing bacteria are locked in an evolutionary arms race with a viral nemesis, according to a new genomic study.

2 Apr 2026

New Framework Prioritizes Uncertain Genetic Variants in Cancer Profiling

Hiroshima University researchers have developed a practical framework to identify candidate pathogenic variants hidden among the large number of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) detected in comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) of cancers.

1 Apr 2026

Genetic Study Reveals Insecticide Resistance in Malaria Vector Mosquitoes

Anopheles darlingi mosquitoes-a major vector of malaria in South America-are evolving in response to insecticides, which may make them harder to kill and malaria more difficult to control, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

28 Mar 2026

Global Experiment Tracks Real-Time Plant Evolution in Changing Climates

For decades, ever since biologists recognized the potential environmental harms from climate change, they have worried that plants will not be able to evolve fast enough to adapt to a rapidly warming planet.

28 Mar 2026

Genetic Study Maps E. coli Capsules Behind Severe Infections

The first large-scale genetic study of E. coli's protective armor has identified the five capsule types that are responsible for 70 per cent of all multidrug-resistant bloodstream infections in Europe.

26 Mar 2026