New UCR research shows that the search for life beyond Earth could benefit from a statistical approach that prioritizes ...

From Genryo’s Sidewinder technology to the Festival of Genomics & Biodata in the UK earlier this year – AI might be trending, ...

When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life.

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

On Thursday, OpenAI announced it had developed a large language model specifically trained on common biology workflows.

Modern biology is awash in data. Scientists can sequence DNA, track gene activity cell-by-cell, map proteins in space, and image tissues at microscopic resolution. However, it is a struggle to put all ...

An engineered E. coli strain survived after one amino acid was designed out of many of its ribosomal proteins—an early test ...

A new study proposes a shift in the search for extraterrestrial life, moving away from individual biosignatures toward ...

Organic compounds found in a Martian crater contain building blocks of life, according to a new study.

The human genome contains around 20,000 genes that hold instructions for making working proteins, as most genetic databases ...

I excelled in biology, but it wasn't my passion. I eventually fell into a career my mom knew I was suited for all along.

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