October 27, 2026
(The Economist) – Startups hope to improve IVF by revealing the biology of infertility Two European startups are developing treatments to improve the viability of human eggs. They are building on research that has peered deep inside the human egg … Read More
October 23, 2026
(Ars Technica) – Personalized mRNA vaccines against melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—reduced the risk of death or recurrence by 42 percent compared to standard treatment in a late-stage trial, pharmaceutical partners Merck and Moderna announced Thursday. The results are … Read More
October 23, 2026
(Wired) – Warhound came out of stealth on Wednesday with $200 million in funding and a mission to create “elite working dogs” equipped with “advanced body armor.” A new startup launched today with the definitely not terrifying mission of creating … Read More
October 22, 2026
(Wired) – The new open model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health. The AI platform Hugging Face on Thursday released a new open model for understanding … Read More
October 20, 2026
(Wired) – The DNA inside our cells isn’t just a series of instructions, but something far more dynamic. Like scientists, AI models don’t yet have the data to properly decode it. These algorithms don’t worry about the complicated regulatory stuff … Read More
October 19, 2026
(The Atlantic) – The virus used to deliver healing DNA in gene therapy is under renewed scrutiny. In recent months, news came out about several distressing cases that have underscored the risks of gene therapy, which delivers DNA to a … Read More
October 9, 2026
(KPBS) – “It was around the clock. So 50 to 100 seizures a day, all day, all night.” Dalby was eventually diagnosed, when he was almost 5, with a rare genetic form of epilepsy caused by a mutation in the … Read More
October 2, 2026
(Wired) – The practice of editing the genes of embryos remains highly controversial and risky, but Origin Genomics founder Cathy Tie argues its a “moral imperative” to address hereditary diseases. Tie is the 30-year-old founder of Origin Genomics, a company … Read More
September 28, 2026
(BBC) – A rapid new test for brain tumours that the NHS has started using can slash the time it takes for an accurate diagnosis from up to eight weeks to two hours. The test, which is used by doctors … Read More
September 23, 2026
(Nature) – The technique uses chemical tags to shut down viral DNA lurking in a host’s genome. A wave of epigenetic therapies is offering hope for new ways to treat chronic hepatitis B — a lingering liver infection that is … Read More
September 22, 2026
(Live Science) – This programmable DNA computer can perform arithmetic without the continuous energy input needed by other systems. Scientists have built a DNA-powered computer that can perform calculations using billions of molecules in a tiny drop of water. The … Read More
September 18, 2026
(Wired) – The treatment can reprogram immune cells that have been corrupted by the cancer, strengthening the body’s ability to attack. In a study published this week in Science Advances, Zhao’s team developed a system that can precisely deliver an … Read More
September 14, 2026
(Nature) – AI model AlphaGenome forecasts the consequences of altering every single DNA letter in the human genome. The human genome is an easy place to get lost. Only 2% of its three billion letters encode proteins, and the rest … Read More
September 9, 2026
(Nature) – Top artificial-intelligence models failed to predict the biological consequences of rewriting a virus’s entire DNA code. Most of these mutations were detrimental to the virus’s survival, but for many of them, it was difficult to pinpoint why. “Even … Read More
September 8, 2026
(Wired) – Gene-edited pig kidneys could offer a lifeline to patients stuck waiting for a human donor. A woman has lived with a pig kidney for more than nine months without needing dialysis, a record-setting achievement. The woman underwent the … Read More
August 24, 2026
(Nature) – Massive genomic newborn-screening studies are under way all over the globe. But questions about scalability, feasibility and net benefit remain. BabyScreen+ is just one of dozens of initiatives around the globe that is assessing the feasibility of expanded … Read More
August 19, 2026
(WSJ) – Moderna got a shot in the arm Wednesday after reporting that its personalized melanoma vaccine succeeded, in a large late-stage trial, at preventing cancer from coming back in high-risk patients. Investors cheered, as the company’s stock soared 177%. … Read More
August 19, 2026
(WSJ) – Results from a Merck-Moderna partnership validate years of research into a new approach to cancer treatment An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients, Moderna and … Read More
August 5, 2026
(Science) – A cutting-edge gene-editing trial in China went disastrously wrong. A family wants accountability Although news that base editing saved “Baby KJ” would soon rocket around the world—Science named the feat one of the runners-up for its 2025 Breakthrough … Read More
August 3, 2026
(Wired) – Internal documents show ICE’s DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever. Moreno-Mendez’s case is part of a sweeping … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Marketplace) – A new NIH database could help shape the future of medicine. The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has released the world’s largest integrated health database, bringing together genetic information and health records from more … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Nature) – Researchers used artificial intelligence to design functional CRISPR enzymes not seen in nature. Scientists have harnessed artificial-intelligence models to create synthetic CRISPR proteins that edit the genome more efficiently than their naturally occurring counterparts. Such synthetic CRISPR systems … Read More
July 22, 2026
(NYT) – A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug. The catchphrase, said Dr. Wendy Chung of Boston Children’s Hospital, is … Read More
July 15, 2026
(The Atlantic) – The expansion of genetic testing, though a success of modern medicine, nevertheless poses complex ethical questions for medical professionals. The ubiquity of genetic information has well outpaced scientific clarity about the implications, which means that a great … Read More
July 14, 2026
(CNN) – A newer, more precise form of CRISPR, known as base editing, can change a single letter (or base) of DNA at a time. Base editing was used for the first time in a 2022 clinical trial to modify … Read More
