One person's junk is another's treasure. An international team of scientists have found that strings of "junk" DNA that were ...

An team of scientists found a family of genome sequences known as “transposable elements.” They play a vital role in gene ...

A synthetic human genome could make it possible to create humans who lack biological parents. It would involve using chemicals to create the DNA present in human chromosomes.

In 2013, scientists managed to close that gap by about half. And finally, in 2022, the first "gapless" human genome was published.

But that original map, known as a reference genome, was based on about 20 individuals. It didn't capture the diversity of the human population and could lead to blind spots in biomedical research.

Chin’s team recently synthesized the complete genome of E. coli bacteria, but that’s small potatoes next to a human genome, which is roughly 700 times larger.

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An international team of scientists has decoded some of the most stubborn, overlooked regions of the human genome using complete sequences from 65 individuals across diverse ancestries.

The largest completed synthetic genome so far—that of yeast—is 12m base pairs (bp) long. The smallest human chromosome—number 21—measures 45m bp.

Today, scientists believe that TEs play a role in genome function, chromosome evolution, speciation, and diversity. However, due to their repetitive nature, TEs remain difficult to research.

“Our genome was sequenced long ago, but the function of many of its parts remain unknown,” Fumitaka Inoue, a co-author of the study from Kyoto University, said in a press statement.