For more basic information about genes, visit the Glossary. A rough draft of the human genome was completed in June 2000. Efforts are underway to complete a final draft of the human genome ...

The Human Genome Project was an international research project that sequenced all of the genes found in humans. This ambitious project began in 1990 and concluded in 2003. One goal of the project ...

"A more complete view of variation within our genomes is foundational to advancing research on cancer, aging, and infertility, as well as countless other aspects of human health." Our genome sequences ...

Protein-coding versus noncoding genes When deciding the number of genes in the human genome, Human Genome Project researchers initially counted protein-coding genes—regions of chromosomal DNA that are ...

QIMR Berghofer researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the largest ever genetic study on cataracts, analyzing the DNA of more than 950,000 people. The team, led by Associate Professors ...

search for genes linked to different types of disease understand inherited disorders and their treatment trace human migration patterns from the past Scientists are searching for disease ...

Both negative selection acting against deleterious mutations and positive selection acting in favour of beneficial mutations is common in the human genome. Although most selection acting on ...

Thirty years out from the start of the Human Genome Project, researchers have finally finished sequencing the full 3 billion bases of a person’s genetic code. But even a complete reference genome has ...

The big hope is that CRISPR (pronounced “crisper”) could help researchers correct mutations in the human genome, effectively treating genetic diseases. But some fear CRISPR might lead to the ...