After an illustrious career including 12 years as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and leading the international Human Genome Project (HGP) consortium, Francis Collins ...

As a biologist, I am particularly aware and sensitive to what the Human Genome Project (HGP) had achieved and how ultimately it beat the for-profit initiative of Celera Genomics for the benefit of the ...

Having a fuller picture of the human genome helps scientists better understand genetic risk factors that lead to illnesses like cancer. A Johns Hopkins geneticist who's part of the T2T Consortium, ...

After serving as the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) for more than 15 years, Eric Green, M.D ...

Using advanced analysis based on full genome ... Project, a global initiative that sequenced DNA from populations across ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a new study suggests we might be vastly ...

Clicking two parts together with a twist of its servo-controlled wrists, and handing it to a human colleague is a basic task. But it's also an important moment in the much-hyped world of human ...

National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins today (November 17) announced a successor to fill his vacant post as head of NIH's National Human Genome ...