A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers ...

Craig Venter has died aged 79. He was at the forefront of sequencing the human genome and of synthetic biology, but divided ...

Venter and his teams achieved a milestone by constructing the first self-replicating bacterial cell controlled by a chemically synthesized genome. American scientist Craig Venter, a global pioneer in ...

J. Craig Venter, a scientist and entrepreneur who raced to decode the human genome, died on Wednesday in San Diego. He was 79 ...

Researchers use quantum computing to encode Hepatitis D virus genome ...

A new single-cell technology is giving scientists their clearest view yet of immune cell behavior—capturing not just genetic intent, but real-time activity. By measuring RNA and proteins ...

An identical twin commits a crime and leaves their DNA at the scene. Can DNA testing reveal which twin is the culprit? This question reportedly came up in a case in France last month, in which the DNA ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward mimicking nature’s tiniest gateways by creating ultra-small pores that rival the dimensions of biological ion channels—just a few atoms wide. The breakthrough ...

Element Biosciences is going toe-to-toe with gene-sequencing giant Illumina, unveiling a device that can read DNA for half the price of the industry leader’s technology. On Thursday, Element ...

Artificial intelligence has gotten a bad reputation lately, and often for good reason. But a team of scientists at Google’s DeepMind now claims to have found a revolutionary use case for AI: helping ...

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