The Scientist

Centromere Sequencing Fills Gaps in Human Cell Line Genome

“While the rest of the genome shuffles between the maternal and paternal origins, centromeres are inherited intact: one from ...

Reference-quality genome assembly created for widely used RPE-1 human cell line

A research team led by Professor Simona Giunta at the University of Rome La Sapienza has produced the first reference-quality ...

Whole-Genome Sequencing Will Change Pregnancy

At WIRED Health 2025, Orchid CEO Noor Siddiqui and genomics pioneer George Church laid out their view of the future of ...
Newsweek

Scientists and Doctors Reveal How Genes are Mapping Cures for Cancer

Like many cancer patients, Michael Wolff wanted answers. But, like many cancer patients in 2015, he wasn't getting them. After years of lymphoma treatment, the renowned jazz musician was still sick ...
University of California

Twenty-five years after the human genome project, a new era is dawning

Twenty-five years ago today, on July 7, 2000, the world got its very first look at a human genome — the 3 billion letter code that controls how our bodies function. Posted online by a small team at ...
Business Wire

GeneDx Announces ultraRapid Whole Genome Sequencing, Delivering Actionable Results in as soon as 48 Hours to Inform Care for Critically Ill NICU and PICU Patients

GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS), a leader in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic insights, today announced ultraRapid Whole Genome Sequencing, offering ...