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A new era of genome editing has begun
Researchers developed a new gene-editing platform called transcription activator-like effector-linked deaminases, or TALED for short.
Joseph Shavit
May 19, 2022


Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
A three-year-old consortium has finally filled in that remaining DNA, providing the first complete, gapless genome sequence.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 1, 2022


Global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth
A global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and other microbial life on Earth, is entering a new phase.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 18, 2022


New insights into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer
To accelerate discoveries for cancer patients, we need new ways to bring together the different types of complex data we generate.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 26, 2021


Researchers have now sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts
An international team of scientists says it has sequenced and assembled the entirety of the human genome, including parts that were missed
Joseph Shavit
Jun 3, 2021
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