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January 27, 2017

A Coffee Renaissance Is Brewing, and It’s All Thanks to Genetics

Genes are the future of coffee. Not nitro cold brewing or beans pooped out by civets, but genes. The post A Coffee Renaissance Is Brewing, and It's All Thanks to Genetics appeared first on WIRED.

August 15, 2016

Illumina Would Like You to Sequence More DNA, Please

Illumina, the world's largest DNA sequencer company, is incubating some new companies in an effort to broaden the base of genome research. The post Illumina Would Like You to Sequence More DNA, Please appeared first on WIRED.

April 11, 2016

Genetic Superheroes Walk Among Us, But Shhh! No One Can Tell ‘Em

Scientists announced they have found 13 “resilient” people who have genetic mutations that should have doomed them to serious childhood disease. The post Genetic Superheroes Walk Among Us, But Shhh! No One Can Tell 'Em appeared first on WIRED.

March 3, 2016

Ancient Viruses Hidden in Your DNA Fight Off New Viruses

Eight percent of human DNA comes from ancient viruses that once infected our ancestors. But there’s no need for alarm about the DNA of viral origin teeming inside your cells. The post Ancient Viruses Hidden in Your DNA Fight Off New Viruses appeared first on WIRED.

October 6, 2015

Science Would Like Some Rules for Genome Editing, Please

At an international meeting in Washington, the bigwigs of Crispr/Cas9 try to sort out the ethics of editing DNA.

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September 4, 2015

Medical Testing Is So Hot Right Now. This Startup Wants In

Silicon Valley is adapting to a new class of medical startups. The story of how Cofactor Genomics is adapting right back.

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September 3, 2015

A Menagerie of Viruses Lurks in Microbial DNA

Bacteria prey on humans, but the bugs have to beware of their own predators, too: a special class of viruses called phages.

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