Scientists stored digital data inside DNA for the first time — here's how
Scientists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have discovered a way to store data on a synthetic "fossil" that they created using DNA.Produced by Zach Wasser. Video courtesy of Reuters.Follow TI: On...
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Everything you think you know about genetically modified food is about to change
In a letter released to the public on Thursday, the US Department of Agriculture said that it won't regulate a mushroom that has been gene-edited to prevent it from turning brown.This is widely...
View ArticleSurprising ways that a vegetarian diet is changing human genes
Scientific research has proven that some vegetarians can produce omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, because of gene mutation that happened over centuries.Researchers reported that people with the gene...
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There is no scientific validity to this dangerous and pervasive notion — yet...
"There’s really no such thing as race," world-famous scientist, author, and television personality Bill Nye told Big Think in 2015. "There’s different tribes but not different races. We’re all one...
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We tried 23andMe's new genetic test, and there’s so much you can learn about...
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase.I am often confounded by the...
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Microsoft is buying 10 million molecules of custom DNA from a San Francisco...
Microsoft is buying 10 million strands of long oligonucleotides — laboratory-made molecules of DNA — from San Francisco startup Twist Bioscience, the companies announced today.It seems that Microsoft...
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This company wants to sequence your DNA and tell you your risk for 8...
For $249, Color Genomics wants to tell you if you have the genetic mutations that could predispose you to certain types of cancer.Color launched last April with its breast and ovarian cancer screening...
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A study of ancient DNA has revealed the ancestry of modern Europeans
The ancestry of modern Europeans has been traced back to a single founding group of early humans living in the north west of the continent about 35,000 years ago.Researchers analyzed the DNA from 51...
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A scientist used 172 books and 262,000 pages to prove that every human is...
We might look, act and feel very different from one another. But when it comes to our genetic makeup, every person on the planet is nearly identical.To prove this, scientist Riccardo Sabatini took the...
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Humans are 60% the same as chickens in one surprising way
When it comes to our genes, there's very little variation from one human to the next — about 99.9% of our DNA is the same as the person sitting next to us. For example, in a recent TED talk, physicist...
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I tried a genetics test that told me how I should eat and work out based on...
I've shipped my spit to a lot of companies, like family-heritage site AncestryDNA and personal-genetics company 23andMe.All that information I got from those tests was just the beginning. More...
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Academic achievement is written into your DNA — sort of
The largest study of its kind has found 74 genetic variants that influence how many years of school people finish, scientists reported on Wednesday, but their effect is relatively minor, underlining...
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Scientists found 4 genes that help program the shape of your nose
We all know that we get our noses from our parents (you can thank mom and dad, Mr. Lincoln).But which genes predominantly shape your schnoz were poorly understood until now.Scientists have pinpointed...
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7 things to consider before buying one of those kits that lets you 'test your...
Ever considered getting a peek inside your genes?Today, it seems easy. Find a personalized gene-testing service — there are more than a dozen companies in the US alone — spit in one of the tubes the...
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This four-inch cube is the world's smallest DNA tester
DNA testing is getting smaller, faster, and more convenient. In 2014, scientists unveiled a sequencer the size of a brick, and now a biotechnology company has built one the size of a coffee cup.On May...
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A controversial technology that changes the DNA of entire species just took a...
Of all the possible applications for a still-new, revolutionary gene editing technology that's frequently described as something that will reshape the world, one of the most intriguing — but...
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Scientists just confirmed there's a second layer of information hidden in our...
Theoretical physicists have confirmed that it's not just the information coded into our DNA that shapes who we are - it's also the way DNA folds itself that controls which genes are expressed inside...
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Why this former Twitter executive joined a startup that offers $249...
Twitter's former media head Katie Jacobs Stanton is becoming the latest tech executive to sign on to a health-tech startup.For $249, Color Genomics wants to tell you if you have the genetic mutations...
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Foundation Medicine wants to find 'software bugs' in your genome to fight cancer
What won Alexis Borisy over was the idea of software bugs. Borisy, now a partner at Third Rock Ventures, along with four scientists affiliated with MIT and Harvard's Broad Institute who were leaders in...
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Jay Flatley created a market for DNA sequencing from scratch — and the result...
How often do you think about your genes?While the answer may be "rarely" or "never," these tiny chunks of DNA can reveal a lot about us, from where we come from to what diseases we may be predisposed...
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