A decade on from the launch of an ambitious project, it’s time to revisit the reasons for constructing a human genome from ...

Work has begun on something once-unthinkable: creating human DNA from scratch. Artificial DNA has long been an ethical minefield, with fears of a generation of ‘designer babies’ with pick ‘n’ mix ...

A study published in the journal Cell marks the first reported instance of generative AI designing synthetic molecules that can successfully control gene expression in healthy mammalian cells.

Explore the power and risks of synthetic biology as humanity learns to write new versions of life's genetic code.

In today’s rapidly evolving scientific landscape, eliminating barriers to progress is more critical than ever. Precision medicine and targeted therapies hold great promise but are dependent on the ...

A team at Mayo Clinic has developed synthetic DNA strands that can seek out and latch onto senescent cells, the damaged, lingering cells that refuse to die and instead accumulate in tissues as we age, ...

Leading figures from artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and national security are urging governments to mandate ...

Learning to read and write is the beginning of literacy, a progression now mirrored in modern genomics. Scientists first read the human genome, a three-billion-letter biological book, in April 2003.

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...

AI Leaders Call for Rules on Synthetic DNA to Limit Bioweapons Risk ...