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Image of the Day: Colorado Potato Beetles
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Feb 6, 2018 | 1 min read
Leptinotarsa decemlineata has been decimating agricultural crops since at least the 19th century, and by sequencing its genome researchers hope to explore new strategies for controlling the pest.
Pocket-Size Nanopore Device Sequences Entire Human Genome
Jim Daley | Jan 29, 2018 | 1 min read
MinION achieved the longest reads of DNA sequences to date. 
Criticism for Craig Venter’s “Face-Prediction” Software
Catherine Offord | Sep 11, 2017 | 2 min read
The tool cannot predict a person’s face from DNA, say researchers—including some listed as coauthors on the publication. 
Image of the Day: Everybody Needs a Friend
The Scientist | Aug 10, 2017 | 1 min read
The protein encoded by the gene that causes Fragile X in humans partners with another protein, dNab2, to alter gene expression in fruit fly neurons.
Final Nail Hammered into NgAgo Coffin
Kerry Grens | Aug 3, 2017 | 1 min read
The paper describing the gene-editing method is retracted.
Details Published on CRISPR-treated Embryos
Kerry Grens | Aug 2, 2017 | 4 min read
Scientists correct a mutation in fertilized eggs that causes a severe cardiac disease.
Scientists Destroy Entire Chromosome with CRISPR
Kerry Grens | Aug 1, 2017 | 1 min read
Multiple DNA breaks at either the centromere or the long arm of the mouse Y chromosome cause it to fragment and disappear.
Human Genetic Variation May Complicate CRISPR
Ashley Yeager | Jul 31, 2017 | 2 min read
Slight sequence differences confound target sites in precision genome-editing, a study shows.
Most of Human Genome Nonfunctional: Study
Kerry Grens | Jul 17, 2017 | 2 min read
An estimate derived from fertility rates concludes that at least 75 percent of our DNA has no critical utility.
Analysis of Mouse Genes Reveals Novel Disease Models
Diana Kwon | Jun 26, 2017 | 1 min read
The International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium aims to characterize the entire mouse genome, starting first with more than 3,300 genes. 
More than 18,000 Genomic Records from Cancer Patients Available
Kerry Grens | Jun 1, 2017 | 2 min read
The publicly available database found nearly a third of samples included mutations targeted by either approved drugs or therapies in clinical trials. 
Genome Digest
Aggie Mika | May 11, 2017 | 5 min read
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
Image of the Day: Tiny but Telling Flea
The Scientist | May 8, 2017 | 1 min read
The recently updated genome sequence of the Daphnia pulex can shed more light on how it adapts to stress, environmental toxins, and warming temperatures.
Study: Most Long Noncoding RNAs Likely Functional
Kerry Grens | Mar 1, 2017 | 2 min read
Nearly 20,000 lncRNAs identified in human cells may play some role in cellular activities.
Black Widow Secrets in Phage Genome
Jef Akst | Oct 12, 2016 | 2 min read
In the DNA of the WO phage, which infects arthropod-inhabiting Wolbachia, researchers find sequences related to a black widow spider’s toxin and other animal genes.
Pesticide Resistance in a Plant Organelle Drives Down Whole-Genome Diversity
Catherine Offord | Aug 1, 2016 | 2 min read
A chloroplast mutation has dramatically affected the genomes of railside populations of Arabidopsis thaliana.
Secret Genome Meeting
Jef Akst | May 16, 2016 | 2 min read
A closed-door gathering at Harvard last week hosted researchers talking about synthesizing entire genomes, including that of humans. 
Probing Autism Genetics
Tanya Lewis | Apr 25, 2016 | 1 min read
A new research initiative aims to analyze DNA from 50,000 people with autism.
Human Embryos Genetically Edited Again
Kerry Grens | Apr 11, 2016 | 1 min read
For the second time, researchers use CRISPR to modify the genomes of nonviable embryos.
Genetic Resilience
Tanya Lewis | Apr 11, 2016 | 3 min read
An analysis of the genomes of nearly 600,000 healthy individuals reveals a handful of people who appear resistant to certain genetic disorders.
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