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 ...

Researchers at the University of Alberta have uncovered what they say has been the missing puzzle piece ever since the genetic code was first cracked. "Sixty years ago, scientists started to work on ...

A new study demonstrates how universal genetic testing for breast cancer can ensure no patient is missed for advanced therapies. In a Canadian first, researchers led by William Foulkes, Distinguished ...

Taking a fresh approach at an old problem, Sawsan Wehbi, a doctoral student in the Genetics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program at the University of Arizona, discovered strong evidence that the ...