Biotechnology Fast genome tests are diagnosing some of the sickest babies in time to save them Rapid DNA sequencing is helping doctors treat critically ill infants in days rather than weeks. by Emily Mullin 2018-03-08T10:24:00-05:00
Biotechnology Faced with failing antibiotics, scientists are using killer viruses to fight superbugs Advances in DNA sequencing and AI could make the idea a more practical treatment option. by Emily Mullin 2018-01-29T14:15:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence Google Has Released an AI Tool That Makes Sense of Your Genome AI tools could help us turn information gleaned from genetic sequencing into life-saving therapies. by Will Knight 2017-12-04T17:05:00-05:00
Computing 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2016: Where Are They Now? Find out how new ideas like reusable rockets, immune engineering, and Tesla’s Autopilot have progressed. by Tom Simonite 2017-01-02T00:00:00-05:00
Biotechnology Do Your Family Members Have a Right to Your Genetic Code? When a woman gets her genome sequenced, questions about privacy arise for her identical twin sister. by Emily Mullin 2016-11-22T15:42:00-05:00
Rewriting Life For $999, Veritas Genetics Will Put Your Genome on a Smartphone App Getting your entire genome decoded is now more affordable than ever. Will consumers buy it? by Antonio Regalado 2016-03-04T14:24:00-05:00
Rewriting Life How Do Genome Sequencing Centers Store Such Huge Amounts of Data? If genetic analysis is going to get as cheap as we expect, sequencing centers could become some of the world’s largest users of data storage. by Glenn Fleishman 2015-10-26T13:30:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Should Babies Have Their Genomes Sequenced? The BabySeq project in Boston has begun collecting data to quantify the risks and benefits of DNA sequencing at birth. by Anna Nowogrodzki 2015-07-02T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life 2014 in Biomedicine: Rewriting DNA, Decoding the Brain, and a GMO Paradox From genetically modified foods to gene therapy, 2014 was a big year for rewriting biology. by Antonio Regalado 2014-12-30T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Microbes and Metabolites Fuel an Ambitious Aging Project Craig Venter’s new company wants to improve human longevity by creating the world’s largest, most comprehensive database of genetic and physiological information. by Susan Young Rojahn 2014-03-11T00:00:00-04:00
