Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This blueprint is known as a genome. When scientists sequence a genome, they identify ...

In a way, sequencing DNA is very simple: There's a molecule, you look at it, and you write down what you find. You'd think it would be easy—and, for any one letter in the sequence, it is. The problem ...

Genomics and life sciences pioneer J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., is back with a new J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) spinoff that's looking to shake up the world of diagnostics and genomic sequencing.

After taking a shot at becoming a neuroscience biotech, buzzy Bay Area AI outfit Verge Genomics is dropping its only clinical asset and returning to its drug discovery roots. The decision comes after ...

Tony Dokoupil is the anchor of the new "CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil." He previously served as co-host of "CBS Mornings" and anchored "The Uplift," a weekly series spotlighting positive and ...

The era of predictive genomics is rapidly reshaping how we think about disease, risk and lifelong health. Recent advances in whole-genome sequencing have equipped clinicians with insights into our ...

Newborn babies admitted to the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) rely on the quick decisions and rapid action of the medical team responsible for them. DNA testing is critical to ...

TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah & HOUSTON & FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MyHeritage, the leading global platform for family history and DNA testing, announced today a landmark move to Whole Genome ...

In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited babies. Using Crispr, he tweaked the genes of three human embryos in an attempt to ...

New plate-based multiplexing unlocks ultra high-sample and cell-throughput single cell analysis to empower a broad range of studies PLEASANTON, Calif., Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 10x Genomics, Inc.

“Illumina’s…presentations and product descriptions revealed a workflow that infringed on the ‘607, ‘138, ‘505, and ‘487 patents, 10x Genomics and Prognosys Biosciences argued.” On October 21, 10x ...

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Biotech company 10x Genomics (TXG.O), opens new tab filed two lawsuits against rival Illumina (ILMN.O), opens new tab in Delaware federal court on ...