Who really won the race to decode the human genome? Inside the cut-throat competition that pushed forward the decoding of the ...

The Human Genome Project was about reading DNA, and it sparked an explosion in companies developing tools for DNA sequencing—think of 454, Ion Torrent, Illumina. At Twist, we wanted to do the ...

Mapping the Human Cell. In a recent paper in the journal Nature, Ideker and his colleagues presented their latest attempt to fill this information gap: a fine-grained map of a human cell, showing ...

DNA's double helix has long stood as the symbol of life’s code. But buried within the genome lies a deeper level of complexity. One of the more intriguing discoveries in recent years is the i ...

“Our team constructed the most complete genetic map, or pangenome, of the plant to date by analyzing nearly 200 diverse cannabis genomes, showing that we are just starting to see the full potential of ...

On Autistic Pride Day 2025, the world stops guessing and starts listening — with science, structure, and dignity. It’s time ...

Autistic Pride Day isn’t only about diagnosis. It’s about dignity. Know why June 18 is pertinent more than ever in 2025.

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the ...

I’d be willing to bet that most of the U.S. population above the age of 35 has at least heard of the Human Genome Project. They might not be able to tell you much about the specifics of what it ...

Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion.

Researchers discovered that HSV-1 (herpes simplex virus) actively reshapes the 3D layout of human DNA within hours of ...