New CLASSIC technique uses AI and massive DNA libraries to predict genetic circuit performance faster and more accurately.

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A whole-genome sequencing approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely ...

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A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

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An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known Black Briton actually had fairer skin and was from southern England, researchers using new ...

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DNA sequencing is one of today's most critical scientific fields, powering leaps in humanity's understanding of genetic causes of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and diabetes. One issue facing the ...

Newborn babies admitted to the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) rely on the quick decisions and rapid action of the medical team responsible for them. DNA testing is critical to ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics-meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...