This article is part of a larger project by The Michigan Daily examining University of Michigan research trends by analyzing academic paper citations. The Daily spoke with Michael Boehnke, Richard G.

Most research in human genetics has historically focused on people of European ancestries—a long-standing bias that may limit the accuracy of scientific predictions for people from other populations.

This month Genome Research publishes a special issue highlighting novel advances in computational biology. In collaboration ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine laboratory scientists say they have developed a potential new way to treat a variety of rare genetic diseases marked by too low levels of specific cellular proteins. To boost ...

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...

Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform—from bacteria to blue whales—shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific controversy.