Designing genomes from scratch will be the next revolution in biology.
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By extending its reach beyond science, the field of omics will change the way we live our lives.
An early advocate of the sequencing of the human genome reflects on his own predictions from 1986.
Researchers studying differences in how individuals respond to stress are finding that genes are malleable and environments can be deterministic.
In an essay entitled "Nurture, Nature, and the Stress That is Life," neurobiologists Darlene Francis and Daniela Kaufer envision a future where science moves past the nature vs. nurture debate in considering differences in human behavioral responses to stress.
Large-scale data collection and analysis have fundamentally altered the process and mind-set of biological research.
Learn about the field’s first genetic circuits and read forecasts by George M. Church and J. Craig Venter of a future where man-made organisms pump out novel fuels, drugs, and therapies.
A new non-profit endeavor is calling for people to get their gut bacteria sequenced for the sake of science.
Stretching muscle cells as they grow helps promote the expression of growth factors.
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