Maynooth University researchers build world-first DNA computer
On Sept. 16, 2026, researchers at Maynooth University (MU) have developed a first-of-its-kind DNA computer, described as one…
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Google DeepMind Launches AlphaGenome Atlas: A predictive map of every possible DNA letter change in the human genome
On Sept. 8, 2026, Google DeepMind released the AlphaGenome Atlas: a platform containing predictions for the effects of…
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Researchers Discover Dozens of Genes Tied to OCD and Tic Disorders
On Aug. 31, 2026, a Rutgers-led international collaboration has identified 36 genes that substantially raise the risk for…
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Researchers searched 1,000 trillion DNA molecules for lead-sensitive DNA – 9 years later, they reported DNA sensors with sensitivity as low as 11 parts per trillion for toxic metals in Drinking Water
On Aug. 26, 2026, researchers at the University of Illinois announce they have developed a DNA lead sensor…
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DNA origami illuminates invisible molecular movements
On Aug. 13, 2026, Salk Institute researchers announce recording the stepping motion of RNA polymerase along DNA using…
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China releases powerful DNA-screening AI tool for free to help fight rare diseases
On Aug. 10, 2026, Chinese researchers have created an open-source AI system capable of bridging the gap between…
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First complete songbird genome reveals hidden biology
On Aug. 6, 2026, scientists at Rockefeller University’s Jarvis lab announced that they have assembled the first fully…
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patient receives pioneering lung cancer vaccine in World First
On Jul. 30, 2026, researchers and clinicians from the University of Liverpool and the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC)…
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50,000-year-old DNA from South African antelope rewrites limits of ancient DNA preservation
On Jul. 15, 2026, scientists announced recovering ancient DNA from a 50,000-year-old antelope tooth found in South Africa,…
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Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer
On July 9, 2026, researchers at the University of British Columbia announced they have identified a new form of hereditary…
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New genomic method to track disease outbreaks globally
On Jul. 9, 2026, Wellcome Sanger Institute scientists and their collaborators announced Phylo-Plex, a new computational method to…
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Ancient DNA found on cave walls In Portugal and Spain
On Jun. 24, 2026, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology report that ancient human DNA…
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high-endurance DNA origami snap-through switch for functional nanoscale control
On Jun. 24, 2026, researchers from the Technical University of Munich presented a DNA origami–based, mechanically bistable snap-through…
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Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago
On Jun. 17, 2026, scientists announced they have have found the oldest known evidence of the plague, which…
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Harvard-led team Makes DNA on a Semiconductor Chip
On Jun. 17, 2026, Harvard researchers announced setting a new benchmark for enzymatic DNA synthesis by writing 64…
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Joint Service Program Delivers Genetic sequencing technology to the Modern Battlefield
On Jun. 12, 2026, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency…
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study finds Indoor air contains greater diversity of airborne fungi than previously thought
On Jun. 5, 2026, researchers from Imperial College London have conducted the UK’s largest-ever longitudinal study of indoor…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Environmental | Genomics
Artificial Womb Construction Nearing Completion
On May 19, 2026, Colossal Biosciences announced it is developing a functional artificial womb capable of growing a…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Environmental | Genomics
Colossal Biosciences Artificial Egg Hatches 26 Chickens in Breakthrough Step Toward Dodo and Moa De-Extinction
On May 19, 2026, Colossal Biosciences announced their artificial egg — a silicone-membrane synthetic shell system — successfully…
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Central-Eastern Europe’s oldest Neanderthal group identified by DNA taken from teeth
On May 13, 2026, DNA recovered from Neanderthal teeth found in Stajnia Cave in southern Poland shows the…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Genomics | Veterinary
Colossal Biosciences Is Working to Bring Back the Bluebuck, an Antelope Hunted to Extinction in 1800
On Apr. 30, 2026, Colossal Biosciences, the world’s de-extinction company, announced that it is working to de-extinct the…
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Hidden mutations in immune cells linked to autoimmune disease
On Apr. 14, 2026, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), the…
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UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample
On Apr. 6, 2026, scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) announce they have developed a…
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PTAB sides with Broad Institute over University of California on patent priority for use of CRISPR in eukaryotic cells
On Mar. 26, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO and PTAB,…
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Canine companions: revealing the genetic history of our first friends
On Mar. 24, 2026, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute report that the largest ancient DNA study of…
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Astrobiologists Find All Five Nucleobases in Asteroid Ryugu
On Mar. 17, 2026, an international research team, including scientists from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and…
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Researchers Develop New Way to Safely Insert Gene-Sized DNA Into the Genome
On Mar. 11, 2026, taking a step towards developing genetic therapies at scale, researchers from Mass General Brigham…
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Study Shows Life forms can planet hop on asteroid debris—and survive
On Mar. 3, 2026, a Johns Hopkins university study shows major impacts could transport life between planets. Tiny…
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in World first Lion DNA forensics secures historic conviction in Zimbabwe
On Feb. 20, 2026, for the first time anywhere in the world, DNA forensics has been used to…
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Early signs of Parkinson’s can be identified in the blood
On Jan. 29, 2026, a team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Oslo University Hospital,…
