should research on mirror-image molecular biology be stopped?
In theory, all biological structures, functions and even organisms could be recreated in their mirror image, leading to…
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.…
Supervised learning in DNA neural networks
McCulloch, W. S. & Pitts, W. A logical calculus of the ideas immanent in nervous activity. Bull. Math.…
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…
how AI is decoding the grammar of the genome
In 1862, Victor Hugo reportedly wrote to his publisher to ask how his newly published novel Les Misérables…
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…
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…
In a first, artificial cell moves on its own using just chemistry
Researchers have created the simplest artificial cell ever—just a membrane, an enzyme, and a mission. In a breakthrough…
3 Promising Genomics Stocks to Keep an Eye On in 2025
An updated edition of the May 21, 2025, article. The promising field of genomics has undergone rapid evolution…
Scientists issue ‘end of world’ warning over extreme ‘mirror microbe’ threat | Science | News
Top scientists have called for international action to stop research that could pose an “extreme, potentially existential, threat”…