Sequencing the first human genome was a herculean effort that took 13 years, hundreds of researchers around the globe and billions of dollars. But recent advances in technology have transformed genome ...

Scientists have developed a new method of determining gene function in a breakthrough that could have major implications for our understanding of the processes of life. Scientists at the University of ...

Enhancers are genetic elements that have major roles in determining cell type-specific gene expression patterns and responses to internal and external signals. Mammalian genomes contain millions of ...