News on genome-wide association studies, genotyping, metagenomics, basic research in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.
Investigators sequenced 3,700-year-old Canaanite genomes and compared them to present-day populations to explore the historical people's origin and fate.
Investigators developed a pooled method for simultaneously sequencing RNA in bulk sets of samples being profiled by high-throughput screening assays.
Scientists reported this week for the first time a Danish reference genome based on the de novo assembly of 150 genomes from 50 family trios.
UK and Swedish researchers used a Mendelian randomization approach to study the association between serum calcium and heart disease and heart attack risk.
The release has been accompanied by acute interest from the genomics community, which views the resource as a "game changer" for anyone working in human genetics.
