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Whitehead Institute receives $10 million to study sex chromosomes’ impact on women’s health

The Whitehead Institute has announced that Brit Jepson d’Arbeloff SM '61 — a pioneering engineer, advocate for women in science,...

Living robots built using frog cells

A book is made of wood. But it is not a tree. The dead cells have been repurposed to serve another need. Now a...

$125 million for Inscripta may usher in the next wave of genetic engineering

In these waning days of the second decade of the twenty-first century, technologists and investors are beginning to lay the foundations for new,...

Biological engineer Paul Blainey creates new tools to advance biomedical research

Microfluidics — the science of manipulating tiny amounts of fluid through channels — has been widely used in fields such...

Imaging combined with genetic screening of cells enhances genomic discoveries

The following press release was issued today by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Scientists routinely use genetic screens to...

Solve Genomics with the Blockchain? Why the Hell Not

Scientists lust after genomes like the wolf from a Tex Avery cartoon, heart pounding in throat, tongue lolling, fist pounding on the table,...

Does not compute: Why machines aren’t funny

We all know what it’s like to tell a joke that dies horribly.Right now, across the world, from workplaces to wedding receptions, there...

Nebula Genomics: Blockchain-Enabled Genomic Data Sharing

Framing itself as “A protocol for the genomics age,” Nebula Genomics proposes to use blockchain technology to make genomic data more easily accessible to both...

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