Genome

First 3D reconstruction of mammoth chromosomes

A skin fragment, locked in permafrost for 52,000 years, has just allowed scientists to reconstruct mammoth chromosomes in 3D for…

4 months ago

A new technique opens the door to large-scale editing of DNA to treat diseases | Health and Wellness

Gene editing allows a person's genome to be rewritten to correct errors that cause diseases. This is what has been…

5 months ago

This fern has the largest genome in the world, and scientists can’t explain why

The human genome consists of 3 billion base pairs of DNA. But this is nothing compared to the variety of…

6 months ago

The largest genome on the planet was discovered in a small fern | The science

The Tree of Life has it all. The fern, which may not seem like a very complex organism, turns out…

6 months ago