New genetic database sheds light on Brazil’s ancestry and disease risks
Since the human genome was first sequenced in 2003, the world’s scientific community has been racing to decipher…
Machine learning model guides smarter gene selection in newborn screening
More than a decade ago, researchers launched the BabySeq Project, a pilot program to return newborn genomic sequencing…
Herding dogs: Genetic study reveals why they are smart, social and focused
Researchers, led by Hankyeol Jeong, discovered specific genetic changes in herding dogs, because of selective breeding, that contribute…
Medicare claims for genetic cancer tests face growing rejection rates
Both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer and the rate of claim denials for such…
Genetic diversity of malaria parasite challenges one size fits all strategies
Despite decades of efforts focused on mosquito eradication, drug therapies, and vaccines, malaria remains hard to beat, especially…
Genetic breakthrough in psychiatry using long-read genomic sequencing
In a manuscript published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry titled Long-Read Genome Sequencing in Clinical Psychiatry:…