Guinness World Records gets thousands of wild applications a year. This is what goes into verifying attempts.

In Guinness World Records, you'll find the shortest, tallest and fastest. Behind the spectacle is an auditing system so ...
Medical Xpress

New world record set for fastest human whole genome sequencing

Boston Children's Hospital, along with Broad Clinical Labs and Roche Sequencing Solutions, has demonstrated that rapid genomic sequencing and interpretation are achievable in a matter of hours. This ...
Scientific American

Gene Editing Helped One Baby—Could It Help Thousands?

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefited one child. Now researchers plan to launch a clinical trial of the ...

Making, measuring and verifying world records is no easy feat at Guinness World Records

Behind the jaw-dropping feats recorded by Guinness World Records is a strict auditing system, certifying everything from the tallest man to the world's biggest pizza party.
The New York Times

Scientists Study Genes of Woman Who Was the World’s Oldest Person

Spanish researchers say Maria Branyas Morera, who lived to 117, won a genetic lottery. But experts caution that healthy genes and microbiomes don’t explain longevity on their own. By Gina Kolata Maria ...
Phys.org

Study of the world's longest-lived person reveals rare genes and good bacteria are among the keys to a long life

What is the secret of supercentenarians? While there is no magical "elixir of life" that allows us to live forever, this incredibly rare group of people who live to be 110 years or older appears to ...