New CLASSIC technique uses AI and massive DNA libraries to predict genetic circuit performance faster and more accurately.

Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team has recently shown that two harmful genetic variants, ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Scientists at Rice University have unveiled a breakthrough technique that could fundamentally change how DNA is designed for ...

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

Machine learning models are designed to analyze large, heterogeneous datasets and identify complex relationships without ...

Precision and timing of gene expression is essential for normal biological functions and, when disrupted, can lead to many ...

Biological age tests measure how fast your body is aging compared to your actual age. These tests rely on biomarkers tied to ...

Using CLASSIC, Rice researchers realized that circuits are variable, having multiple pathways to elicit the same outcome.

The SWI/SNF Ig-Fold for Transcription Factor Interactions or 'SWIFT' domain on mSWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes engage ...

Tarun Kapoor is tackling a deceptively tricky biochemical challenge: how to speed up the internal machinery of living cells.

AI can now create genome viruses in laboratories and redesign toxins to evade controls, raising biosafety alert and rise of ...