DNA provides the foundational library of possibilities, but the environment serves as the librarian, choosing which books are ...

The power of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing has made it possible to design genetic sequences encoding ...

Lab-grown life has taken a major leap forward as scientists use AI to create a new virus that has never been seen before.

The researchers took a “safety-first” approach. They deliberately excluded all viruses that infect humans or animals from the ...

New treatments based on biological molecules like RNA give scientists unprecedented control over how cells function. But delivering those drugs to the ...

In the central Sahara, where sand now buries ancient lakes, scientists have pulled genetic material from 7,000-year-old ...

Microbiologist John van der Oost of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has received an ERC Proof of Concept grant to further develop a promising CRISPR-based approach to cancer treatment. With ...

Caltech researchers have invented a new technology to write long sequences of DNA with groundbreaking accuracy. The invention, a method called Sidewinder, utilizes the conceptual equivalent of page ...

Jonathan Anderson has made his couture debut for Dior at the Musée Rodin in Paris. Read our take on the SS26 collection.

“DeepMind’s AlphaGenome represents a major milestone in the field of genomic AI. This level of resolution, particularly for non-coding DNA, is a breakthrough that moves the technology from theoretical ...