Learn about the new proposal for the origins of modern humans, suggesting that our species is a genetic combination of two ...

(that’s us) did not descend from a neat, single lineage. Instead, modern humans can link their heritage back to at least two ...

A new international research consortium that aims to sequence the genomes of at least 1,000 people has just been set up. The project is expected to cost between $30 million and $50 million ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

This remarkable project sequences 100,000 genomes from circa 85,000 patients affected by rare disorders and cancers – making the UK a world leader in genomic medicine. Advances in technology mean that ...

"The 1000 genomes project is the backbone of our understanding for human variation,” said Ewan Birney from the European Bioinformatics Institute, who is not part of the consortium. “Both the data and ...

When the 1,000 Genomes Project launched the following year, in 2008, the aim was to sequence the genomes of 2,500 people. By 2010, sequencing systems offered higher throughput capabilities that ...