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Researchers have found that human stem cells are constantly under stress in the microgravity of space, activating the "dark genome."

When Astronauts Enter Space, a “Dark Genome” Activates in Their DNA

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are already for research into synthetic "mirror" lifeforms to be banned outright in order to save humanity.

Scientist Warns That New Synthetic Lifeform Could Spell Doom for Humankind

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have developed a new more precise gene editing technique that uses AI to predict how cells repair their DNA.

Scientists Are Using AI for Improved Gene Hacking

By Sharon Adarlo

New research suggests that DNA sequences historically considered to be "junk" have had an overlooked role in gene expression this whole time.

Scientists Find Secret Code in Human DNA

By Frank Landymore

A group of scientists in the United Kingdom are making synthetic human DNA from scratch in a world's first.

Scientists Playing God are Building Human DNA From the Ground Up

By Sharon Adarlo

Each can comes secured in a "lab-sealed specimen jar," containing Ozzy's signature, and of course, a sample of his spit.

You Can Now Buy a Sample of Ozzy Osbourne’s DNA in Twelve Easy Payments

The consumer-genomics company 23andMe just sold its biobank of customer genetic data to drugmaker Regeneron for $256 million.

Bankrupt 23andMe Just Sold Off All Your DNA Data

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A DNA helix is trapped behind a barbed wire fence.

Trump Admin Announces Plans to Build Database of Migrant DNA

In the year since its hack, 23andMe has lost all of its value and most of its governing board — and somehow, things just keep getting worse.

As 23andMe Crumbles, It Ceases All Efforts to Develop Drugs Using DNA Data

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have devised a fascinating way to determine when you may die — and all it takes is a simple cheek swab.

Fun New Mouth Swab Will Tell You When You’ll Die

By Noor Al-Sibai

Nearly the entire board of directors for 23andMe has resigned — a move that apparently was news to its overly-optimistic chief executive.

Every Member of 23andMe’s Board Except the CEO Just Resigned in Disgust

By Noor Al-Sibai

To combat growing extinction threats, scientists are proposing an out-of-this-world concept — keeping at-risk cells on the Moon.

Scientists Propose Fortress of Earth’s DNA Samples Housed on the Moon in Case of Apocalypse

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers have found that mutations of the gene SMIM1 have a significant link to obesity and extra weight gain.

Scientists Discover Gene That Causes You to Gain More Weight From the Same Food

By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists think they might have discovered the cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's Disease.

Scientists May Have Just Discovered the Cause of Crohn’s Disease

By Noor Al-Sibai

An international team of botanists just discovered the largest genome ever sequenced — in an itty-bitty Pacific fern.

Science & Energy

Scientists Discover Teeny Tiny Plant With the Largest Genome Ever Sequenced

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A research team have identified a new type of cat whose distinctive fur on its back coat is caused by a unique mutation.

Mutation Has Led to a New Type of Cat, Scientists Say

By Sharon Adarlo