Researchers mapped genetic blueprints for 51 species including cats, dolphins, kangaroos, penguins, sharks, and turtles, a discovery that deepens our understanding of evolution and the links between ...

Scientists are finally done mapping the human genome, more than two decades after the first draft was completed, researchers announced Thursday. About 8% of genetic material had been impossible to ...

Filling in genome gaps could help scientists better the genetic basis for certain diseases and lead to new medical discoveries. Kateryna Kon Science Photo Library via Getty Images Around 20 years ago, ...

For the first time, an international study has deciphered the genome of the population of Brazil. Published in the journal Science, the research includes the African, Native American, and European ...

None of this work would have been possible without the Kākāpō Recovery Team, international funders and researchers, and Genomics Aotearoa. University of Otago provides funding as a member of The ...