09.21.16 Medicine 'Water Bear' protein could shield human DNA from radiation Scientists mapped the microscopic creature's genome to discover how they survive harsh climates. By D. Lumb, 09.21.16 save Save share
05.13.16 05.13.16 in Medicine Scientists held a secret meeting to debate creating synthetic human genes At stake: the potential to eventually create a human life without the need for parents. By D. Lumb, 05.13.16 save Save share View
03.25.16 03.25.16 in Medicine Human-made bacteria has the tiniest genome ever This artificial lifeform has a mere 473 genes. By J. Fingas, 03.25.16 save Save share View
02.07.16 02.07.16 in Medicine Scientists decode the bedbug's genes to help kill it Understanding its genome could lead to better pest control. By J. Fingas, 02.07.16 save Save share View
07.12.15 07.12.15 Scientists turn to crowdfunding to safeguard black rhino DNA Crowdfunding isn't just useful for getting clever inventions off the ground... it could also save... By J. Fingas, 07.12.15 save Save share View
07.02.15 07.02.15 DNA sequencing shows how woolly mammoths got that way In what is being called the "most comprehensive" study of its kind, a team from the University of... By A. Tarantola, 07.02.15 save Save share View
05.24.15 05.24.15 Human gene sequencing gets an official yardstick Gene sequencing, once a rare feat, is pretty common these days... but how do you know that your DN... By J. Fingas, 05.24.15 save Save share View
05.20.15 05.20.15 Epic Games challenges VR devs to make sense of big data We've seen a handful of neat ways to visualize big data and make it useful, and the folks behind U... By T. Seppala, 05.20.15 save Save share View
05.05.15 05.05.15 NIH bans funding for genetic engineering of human embryos Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China made headlines late last month upon an... By A. Tarantola, 05.05.15 save Save share View
12.23.14 12.23.14 The UK will decode the genes of 100,000 people to help fight cancer The UK is about to launch one of the more ambitious attempts at using genetic research to fight ca... By J. Fingas, 12.23.14 save Save share View
