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CRISPR’s next act: the companies editing the epigenome to treat disease (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-26 | by Khamsi | tags: crispr, epicrispr, stanley qi

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New effort will get genome sequences for entire Endangered Species list (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-25 | tags: endangered species, genome sequencing, colossal biosciences

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A <i>Streptomyces</i> megacluster encodes synergistic biotin-targeting antibiotics (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-24 | by Gordzevich | tags: streptomyces, biotin-targeting antibiotics, genome mining

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Clues to the sloth’s sloth found in its genome (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-18 | get Sloth Genome Analysis Kit → | tags: sloth genome, nature.com, browser support

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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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Cockroaches scurry around with thousands of pieces of bacterial genomes (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-16 | get Cockroach Bacterial Genome Kit → | tags: cockroaches, bacterial genomes, horizontal gene transfer

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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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Scientists Concerned Latest Gene Editing of Human Embryos Could “Open the Floodgates” (futurism.com)

2026-06-13 | by Victor Tangermann | get CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Kit → | tags: crisper, gene editing, human embryos

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Why a synthetic human genome is still worth building (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-03 | by Pinglay | get Synthetic Human Genome Kit → | tags: human genome, synthetic dna, harvard medical school

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Genetic architecture of sugarcane traits in a polyploid genomics framework (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Wang | tags: sugarcane, polyploid genomics, genome sequencing

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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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A 'Golden Orb' on the Ocean Floor Came From a Mysterious Animal (wired.com)

2026-05-23 | by Jorge Garay | get Marine Biology Discovery Kit → | tags: relicanthus daphneae, anemones, cnidarians

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Colossal Bioscience’s Multidisciplinary Science Approach Makes Major Breakthrough: Artificial Avian Eggs (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-19 | by Logan Simmons | get Smart Egg Incubator → | tags: colossal bioscience, artificial avian eggs, de-extinction

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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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J. Craig Venter obituary: maverick biotechnologist who sequenced the human genome (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Davies | get Human Genome Sequencing Kit → | tags: human genome project, craig venter, bacterial genome

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Revealed: the mysterious ‘dark’ proteins that might play a big role in biology (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Callaway | get Protein Structure Puzzle Kit → | tags: peptideins, dark proteins, human genome

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Powerful tools are revealing the ‘control knobs’ of the genome (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-04 | by Eisenstein | get CRISPR Gene Editing Kit → | tags: genome editing, massively parallel reporter assays, nadav ahituv

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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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Genome pioneer Craig Venter dies: here’s how he transformed science (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-30 | by Callaway | get Genomic DNA Extraction Kit → | tags: human genome, craig venter, synthetic genomes

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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

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Competition between separated parental genomes in fertilized eggs aids development (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: parental genomes, fertilized eggs, development

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Specific combinations of human and viral genetic variants explain a cancer predisposition in southern China (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-22 | by O Huigin | get Genetic Testing Kit → | tags: hla genes, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, genome-wide scans

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Quadruple pegRNA enables programmable and efficient large genomic insertion (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-22 | by Shi | get CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Kit → | tags: quadruple pegrna, prime editing, crispr-cas9

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Transposable elements are driving rapid adaptation of <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-22 | by Grieshop | get Genomic Transposable Elements Kit → | tags: enterococcus faecium, transposable elements, ncbi genomes

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The evolutionary history and unique genetic diversity of Indigenous Americans (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-22 | by Castro E Silva | get Genetic Ancestry DNA Test → | tags: indigenous americans, genome sequencing, bgiseq-500

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Chromosomal fusions trigger rediploidization of autopolyploid genomes (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-22 | by Xie | get Genetics Lab DNA Kit → | tags: chromosomal fusions, autopolyploid genomes, aspiorhynchus laticeps

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Biohacker claims to have sequenced their own genome at the kitchen table with M3 Ultra Mac Studio, Claude, and a $3,200 sequencer — DIY project requires 100GB of data storage per run, oodles of RAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-21 | by Mark Tyson | get Portable DNA Sequencer Kit → | tags: genome sequencing, oxford nanopore, mac studio

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Colossal Biosciences said it cloned red wolves. Is it for real? (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-20 | by Boyce Upholt | get Red Wolf DNA Kit → | tags: colossal biosciences, red wolves, pangenome

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Human Accelerated Region 1 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | tags: har1, chromosome 20, reelin

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OpenAI starts offering a biology-tuned LLM (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-16 | get AI Biology Textbook → | tags: openai, gpt-rosalind, biology