Not all parts of our genetic code are equal, even when they appear to say the same thing. Scientists have discovered that ...

April 9, 2026 - By Denise Heady - UCLA scientists have developed a simple and cost-effective blood test that, in early ...

Scientists have achieved a world first by loading a complete genome onto a quantum computer – a major step towards using ...

I tried the $950 blood test Silicon Valley thinks can revolutionize cancer screening. The science—and my results—tell a murkier story.

Stromatolites—and their close relatives, microbial mats—could be mistaken for what seems like a bunch of old dark rocks. But ...

In what looks like a pile of rocks in Shark Bay, UNSW scientists have discovered a hidden clue to how the ancestors of plants ...

Rakesh Mishra, director of Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, Bengaluru, says the consumption of antibiotics is very ...

In what looks like a pile of rocks in Shark Bay, UNSW scientists have discovered a hidden clue to how the ancestors of plants and animals ...

Stromatolites – and their close relatives, microbial mats – could be mistaken for what seems like a bunch of old dark rocks. But instead, they are ...

I tried the $950 blood test Silicon Valley thinks can revolutionize cancer screening. The science—and my results—tell a ...

Researchers have built a series of AI-driven and computational tools that scan microbial genomes to detect bacterial defense ...

Explore how advances in accuracy, throughput and cost are making long-read sequencing more accessible at scale.