World’s first AI-designed viruses a step towards AI-generated life
AI-designed bacteriophages were capable of infecting and killing host bacteria. Credit: Lee D. Simon/Science Photo Library Scientists have…
Cells found to lock genes at many steady points, not just two
MIT engineers have challenged a core idea in biology by showing that epigenetic memory is not simply binary.…
A futuristic world: Top scientists working on turning bacteria into powerful computers! |
For decades now, our lives have been centered around computers built with silicon chips, wires, and metal circuits.…
Revolutionary Cortisol Test Lets You “See” Stress With a Smartphone Camera
A groundbreaking biosensor powered by protein design and smartphone cameras could transform how we measure the body’s stress…
Will China’s new chromosome editing tool unlock new wave of genetic advances?
A group of Chinese scientists has overcome a challenge that stumped biologists for decades by developing a new…
3 Genomics Stocks Worth Adding to Your Portfolio in 2025
An updated edition of the June 27, 2025, article. Genomics encompasses the study of a complete set of…
Scientists rewrite life’s code to create virus-resistant bacteria
In a landmark feat of genetic engineering, researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge…
Bacteria built with smallest genetic code ever
Almost all organisms follow a basic rule to make proteins. Information in DNA is encoded by codons…
“The threat we’re talking about is unprecedented”
Illustration by Midjourney. On a molecular level, life as we know it has a surprising bias. The building…