A Snakemake-based pipeline called Pipeasm automates key steps of genome assembly, from raw read trimming through scaffolding and contamination screening, and the authors report up to 99.6% BUSCO ...

Researchers at Inocras, a bioinformatics-led precision health company harnessing the power of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) ...

In a single experiment, scientists can decipher the entire genomes of many patient samples, animal models, or cultured cells.

Scientists traced Leonardo da Vinci’s Y chromosome through living relatives, a breakthrough that may confirm his true burial ...

Scientists say that 55 percent of differences in human lifespan are due to genetic makeup, much more than previously believed ...

Bowhead whales survived thousands of years of climate change, but human hunting caused damage that still continues today.

The Mediterranean Sea is home to some of the ocean's largest animals. Among the nine species of cetaceans commonly found along its western shores are the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus, the world's ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum ...