The first-ever sequencing of the human genome cost $2.7 billion. Today, the service 23andMe offers personal genome sequencing for less than $200. And for students enrolled in Cornell’s personal ...

Kim Finkelstein recently asked her mother for help with her biology homework. It wasn’t to be. “She said they didn’t have DNA [studies] in school, and she couldn’t help me,” lamented the freshman at ...

This is the first certificate offered by the genetics department, and one of the only STEM-focused certificates at the ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa— Bakir Hajdarevic didn’t have to study for the most important test in a class last fall. He just had to spit – a lot. The 19-year-old freshman at the University of Iowa took an honors ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Bakir Hajdarevic didn't have to study for the most important test in a class last fall. He just had to spit - a lot. The 19-year-old freshman at the University of Iowa took an ...

Over the past several years, the field of medical genetics has continued to expand and is now impacting a broad range of medical care, mainly due to rapid advances in genetic technology and ...