Instead the Human Cell Atlas project has revealed there are thousands of cell types, with some appearing to be culprits in diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and cystic fibrosis.

Now that the Human Genome Project has officially wrapped, an international team of researchers will map the entire collection of proteins in the human body. The large undertaking will characterize ...

An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 researchers profiling more than 100 million cells.

Called Baseline Study, Google's project will gather anonymous genetic and molecular information to create a full picture of what a healthy human is.