Rare diseases (RD) are more common than you might think. For every 20 people you know, one is likely affected by a rare disease. Of the 7,000 known RD conditions, 80% have a genetic origin, yet over ...

Every year, millions of newborns undergo routine screening as a preventive strategy to detect inherited disorders before ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - GeneDx (NASDAQ:WGS), a genomic insights company with a market capitalization of $1.95 billion, announced the introduction of its ultraRapid Whole Genome Sequencing service, which ...

Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) has transformed the way scientists understand genetics. With the ability to sequence DNA and RNA faster and cheaper than ever before, this technology is reshaping ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...