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  • Genetic testing is helping doctors identify rare diseases earlier, opening the door to treatment options before symptoms appear.

  • A new study led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scientists reveals critically low genetic variation in one of the country's primary breeding stocks for corn.

  • Recent findings provide one of the most detailed pictures to date of the genetic architecture of schizophrenia, opening up new avenues for research into the disorder.

  • New structural variation sequencing reads long stretches of fetal DNA to pinpoint duplications, flips, and rearrangements, revealing which changes truly matter.

  • A new genomic resource from the Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant genomics team is providing a powerful new foundation for faster, more precise turfgrass genetics and breeding.

  • A centromere is a specific region on a chromosome that ensures that, when a cell divides, the chromosome separates accurately so each new cell receives the correct amount of genetic material.

  • Researchers created a cell village culture system and Townlet algorithm to map genetic drivers of brain cell growth, 16p11.

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  • Britain’s biggest private medical insurer is to start offering genetic testing and personalised prevention programmes, in a shift towards predicting disease before it develops.

  • You might hear about your risk of ovarian cancer through an aunt, mother, sister or grandmother.

  • As genetic sequencing technology becomes more accessible and efficient, researchers have made significant strides in understanding the genetic underpinnings of various diseases.