Computational biologist Jinghui Zhang of St. Jude realized scientists could work more efficiently with tools and genomic data shared on the cloud.

The IoT can link up many facets of research—from laboratory equipment to ideas—but scientists must be ready for the questions its implementation could raise.

The use of underperforming computational tools is a major offender in science’s reproducibility crisis—and there’s growing momentum to avoid it.

The Internet search giant joins a number of other companies offering cloud computing and genome storage.

How to choose programs that suit your lab’s ’omics analysis needs

An academic-commercial partnership launches the largest cloud-based genomics project to date.

Solutions for sharing, storing, and analyzing big data

While genomic data sharing is essential for research, scientists must work to keep sensitive, potentially damaging information under wraps.

Crowdsourcing biomedical research; bird flu contagion?; zebrafish shed light on inherited muscle disorder; the economics of the Human Genome Project; the epigenetics of pair bonding

From iPhone apps to cloud computing, everyday digital technologies are helping advance drug discovery, conduct clinical trials, and improve medical care.