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

The longtime director of the National Human Genome Research Institute is stepping down, as the larger NIH braces for more ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Former NIH director Francis Collins is so concerned for his personal safety that he has hired security at his home ...

Rallies brought together leading researchers, former administrators and people who benefitted from medical advances.

Scientists rallied nationwide last Friday in opposition to the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts for scientific research ...

The project offers a bird’s-eye view of how each gene—and their combinations—keeps our bodily functions humming along. It’s the “next frontier” after the Human Genome Project, wrote the authors. These ...

Johns Hopkins scientists say the innovation could bring 'new fruits, foods, and flavors' to an expanded global agricultural ...

I believe that innocent lives will be lost as a result of drastic cuts to critical medical research for Alzheimer’s, cancer, ...

On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust by Francis S. Collins, a medical doctor and head of the team of scientists uncovering 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, ...

A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and reconnected during our evolutionary history.