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Publication of the ‘Google Maps’ of human cells is a milestone. A pioneer of the project explains why

On Thursday, an international collaborative effort called the Human Cell Atlas reported a major feat: the creation of detailed maps of more than a million cells across 33 organs.

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Publication of the ‘Google Maps’ of human cells is a milestone. A pioneer of the project explains why

Publication of the ‘Google Maps’ of human cells is a milestone. A pioneer of the project explains why

On Thursday, an international collaborative effort called the Human Cell Atlas reported a major feat: the creation of detailed maps of more than a million cells across 33 organs.

Scientists Completed the First Human Genome 20 Years Ago. How Far Have We Come, and What’s Next?

Scientists Completed the First Human Genome 20 Years Ago. How Far Have We Come, and What’s Next?

The Human Genome Project has fundamentally altered how we understand our genetic blueprint, our evolution, and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

The Human Cell Atlas Is Biologists' Latest Grand Project

The Human Cell Atlas Is Biologists' Latest Grand Project

The goal is to create a massive map of everything we know about all the cells in the human body, like the human genome did with DNA.

The legacy of the Human Genome Project

The legacy of the Human Genome Project

The initiative forever altered biomedicine, but work remains to fulfill its true potential

The Kendall Square Codebreakers

The Kendall Square Codebreakers

The story of the Broad is the story of biology in the 21st century. It’s a story of innovation enabled by dramatic advances in computational and biological tools, of a thrilling new age ...

In AI We Trust? The Future of Genomic Medicine

In AI We Trust? The Future of Genomic Medicine

Genomic medicine is borrowing from Greek theatre a device called God in the Machine. In genomic medicine, the device manifests as AI technology, but it can still resolve complicated ...

Many think the sequencing was already complete, but a previous effort two decades ago was incomplete and actually missing about 8 per cent of the information

Many think the sequencing was already complete, but a previous effort two decades ago was incomplete and actually missing about 8 per cent of the information

Many think the sequencing was already complete, but a previous effort two decades ago was incomplete and actually missing about 8 per cent of the information.

Next in the Genomics Revolution: The Era of the "Social Genome"

Next in the Genomics Revolution: The Era of the "Social Genome"

The Social Genome: As sequencing costs drop, genetic engineering and synthetic biology advance, and data is widely shared, your genome will become more entwined with everyday life.

The human blueprint

The human blueprint

The Human Genome Project unveiled our genetic blueprint but also showed us how much we have to learn.

Researchers claim they have sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts

Researchers claim they have sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts

The claim, if confirmed, surpasses the achievement laid out by leaders from the Human Genome Project and Celera Genomics in 2000.

Scientists Have Finally Mapped the Entire Human Genome

Scientists Have Finally Mapped the Entire Human Genome

The final release of the Human Genome Project in 2003 left 8 percent of the genome behind. Now, a grassroots effort has closed the gaps.

It was 20 years ago today

It was 20 years ago today

This week, Science publishes a special issue on the 20th anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome. It is a time to remember an important truth about science: that new knowledge ...

The Human Genome: Finished with High Fidelity

The Human Genome: Finished with High Fidelity

Jonas Korlach, PacBio CSO and co-inventor of its revolutionary single-molecule real-time sequencing technology, discusses the development of PacBio and HiFi sequencing and the long-awaited ...