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Lethal plague outbreaks in Lake Baikal hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-17 | by Macleod | get Ancient Disease Research Kit → | tags: y. pestis, lake baikal, ancient dna

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Analysis of 173,303 exomes and genomes in the Pakistan Genome Resource (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-17 | by Koch | tags: exome sequencing, pakistan genome resource, regeneron genetics center

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Pink Cosmo berries a hit in their trial season (2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | get Pink Cosmo Berry Seeds → | tags: pink cosmo blueberries, california berry genetics, g&m farms

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Ancient genome duplications laid the foundations of complex brains (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-13 | get DNA Sequencing Kit → | tags: genome duplications, ancient genomes, brain evolution

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I read the fine print on at-home DNA and health tests - watch out for these risks (zdnet.com)

2026-06-13 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get 23andMe Genetic Testing Kit → | tags: everlywell, fda, hipaa

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The biggest risks lurking inside your at-home DNA and health tests (zdnet.com)

2026-06-09 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get DNA Test Kit → | tags: genetic, health, hipaa

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Plastoglobules compartmentalize nitrogen assimilation in maize (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-03 | by Chen | get Plant Nitrogen Assimilation Kit → | tags: maize, nitrogen assimilation, zmnir2

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California AG sues 23andMe over 2023 breach exposing health data (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-29 | get 23andMe Health Data Security Kit → | tags: 23andme, genetic data, data breach

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California sues 23andMe over 2023 data breach that affected 7 million users (engadget.com)

2026-05-29 | by Mariella Moon | get 23andMe DNA Test Kit → | tags: 23andme, genetic testing, data breach

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First pig liver and kidneys transplanted into a person — could ease organ shortages (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-29 | by Fieldhouse | get Xenotransplantation Pig Organs Kit → | tags: pig liver, xenotransplantation, massachusetts general hospital

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The Science of Weather and the Nature of Science (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-28 | by Jessica Riskin | get Weather Science Kit → | tags: stanford university, jean-baptiste lamarck, epigenetics

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The Download: keeping up with AI, and the future of IVF (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-27 | by Thomas Macaulay | get AI Art Generator Kit → | tags: emtech ai, mit technology review, ivf

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Biobank analysis reveals more than 88,000 genetic associations with metabolic traits (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | get Genetic Testing Kit → | tags: biobank, genetic associations, metabolic traits

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Mechanism of age-related accumulation of mtDNA mutations in human blood (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Gupta | get DNA Repair Kit → | tags: uk biobank, decode genetics, illumina novaseq

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Colossal Biosciences is growing chickens in a 3D-printed artificial eggshell (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-19 | by Antonio Regalado | get 3D-Printed Eggshell Kit → | tags: colossal biosciences, 3d-printed eggshell, genetic engineering

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Colossal Biosciences is growing chickens in a 3D-printed container (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-19 | by Antonio Regalado | get 3D Printed Chicken Incubator → | tags: colossal biosciences, 3d-printed container, moa

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Genetic survey exposes flaws in widely used mouse models (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-15 | by Callaway | get Genetically Modified Mouse Model → | tags: mouse models, genetic analysis, c57bl/6 mice

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We can now choose our baby’s genes. Should we? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | get Gene Editing Kit → | tags: orchid, nucleus, embryo genetic screening

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Parents Are Paying $50,000 to Pick Their Babies’ Eye Color and IQ. Some Experts Say This Is ‘Very Troubling.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jonathan Small | get Genetic Trait Testing Kit → | tags: herasight, nucleus genomics, orchid health

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Here’s how technology transformed babymaking (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jessica Hamzelou | get Smart Baby Monitor → | tags: vitrication, ivf, embryo freezing

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How a passion for baking fermented a fresh career move (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Byrne | get Fermentation Starter Kit → | tags: microbiome, sourdough, astera institute

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DHS can’t create vast DNA database to track ICE critics, lawsuit says (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-07 | get DNA Testing Kit → | tags: dhs, ice, fbi

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The Download: the tech reshaping IVF and the rise of balcony solar (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-07 | by Thomas Macaulay | get Smart Solar Power Bank → | tags: ivf, mit technology review, balcony solar

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RNA-triggered cell killing with CRISPR–Cas12a2 (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Scholz | tags: crisper-cas12a2, ge-cas12a2, pfs library

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Craig Venter of Human Genome Project Dies at 79 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | get Genomic DNA Extraction Kit → | tags: craig venter, human genome project, genetics

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It’s time to take genetic testing off the pedestal (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-01 | get 23andMe DNA Test Kit → | tags: genetic testing, genomics, medicine

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Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-30 | get Genetic Code Expansion Kit → | tags: genetic code, amino acids, ribosome

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Craig Venter has died (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | tags: craig venter, genetics, genomics

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All life runs on 20 amino acids. These cells run key machinery on just 19 (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-30 | by Dolgin | get Amino Acid Test Kit → | tags: amino acids, escherichia coli, ribosomes

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Roman Empire’s collapse created a genetic melting pot in Europe (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Callaway | get Roman Empire Genetic DNA Kit → | tags: roman empire, ancient genomes, altheim