In a world first, scientists from 24 countries have mapped the DNA of more than 233 different primate species, more than quadrupling the existing genetic data, providing crucial new insights into ...

The world is experiencing a hidden epidemic with kidney disease. More than 850 million people worldwide have some form of ...

Claire Huntington, a biotechnology major and class assistant, demonstrates how to apply a sample into gel in the Design to Data program within the Genome Center's Siegel Lab taught by Ashley Vater.

Metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2D), obesity, and metabolic syndrome, are a growing threat to global public health. More than 537 million adults currently live with T2D, and this ...

Huntington's disease is a devastating brain disorder that slowly robs people of movement, memory, and personality. It is caused by a toxic protein that builds in brain cells and ultimately kills them.

Markus Pflitsch, CEO and Founder of Terra Quantum, is a dedicated quantum physicist, senior financial executive and deep tech entrepreneur. Imagine a future in which every person on Earth is given the ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, and it affects over 7 million people in the United States alone.

Life expectancy in the best-performing countries has been increasing by three months per year every year since the early 1800s. Throughout most of human history, you had a roughly 50–50 chance of ...

The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both methods are widely used, the research found that they identify different genes, ...

Artificial intelligence—how can it be leveraged to help understand the mysteries of disease and improve people’s health? Harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning into ...