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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

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

The consumer genome sequencing company 23andMe is a sinking ship – and their CEO is on the deck, playing the violin.

23andMe CEO Says Company Is Doing Fine Despite Losing 93% of Stock Value

By Noor Al-Sibai

New Jersey has revealed that it used a newborn DNA sample to charge the child's father with a crime from 1996, which begs the question — what next?

Cops Use Newborn Baby’s DNA to Nail Dad for Crime from the 90s

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to a study published earlier this month in journal Genome Biology and Evolution, woolly mammoth genes had many bad mutations from inbreeding.

Science & Energy

So, Uh, the Last Woolly Mammoths Were Inbred, Mutated Wretches

By Foster Kamer

Researchers have figured out a way to map the human genome in three dimensions, using enzymes to calculate a gene's distance from a cell's nucleus.

Science & Energy

15 Years Ago, We Sequenced the Human Genome. Now We Can 3D Map It.

By Kristin Houser

Doctors Could Help Sick Babies With Rapid Genetic Tests

Health & Medicine

Doctors Could Help Sick Babies With Rapid Genetic Tests

By Chelsea Gohd

Nebula Genomics Will Let You Rent out Your Genetic Information

Nebula Genomics Will Let You Rent out Your Genetic Information

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Science & Energy

Soon, You Could Have Your Genome Sequenced in 60 Minutes for $100

By Chelsea Gohd

Genetic Data Reveals the World Was Populated From a Single Location

Science & Energy

Genetic Data Reveals the World Was Populated From a Single Location

By Jelor Gallego

New Method Can Detect Cancerous Mutations in Individual Cells

Science & Energy

New Method Can Detect Cancerous Mutations in Individual Cells

By Jelor Gallego

Genetic Sequencing Is Now Available for Just $280

Robots and Machines

Genetic Sequencing Is Now Available for Just $280

By Joseph Libunao

Scientists Make Flatworms Grow Heads and Brains of Other Species

Scientists Make Flatworms Grow Heads and Brains of Other Species

Geneticists have successfully performed genome sequencing in zero gravity

Science & Energy

Geneticists have successfully performed genome sequencing in zero gravity