The Genetic Evolution Tournament (GET) is a Metaculus human judgment forecasting tournament established to generate forecasts and scenarios pertaining to the use of human genetic and reproductive ...

Genetic engineering is the act of modifying the genetic makeup of an organism. Modifications can be generated by methods such as gene targeting, nuclear transplantation, transfection of synthetic ...

A team of scientists built a computer model of a critical NER component called the pre-incision complex (PInC) that plays a ...

The company’s name is inspired by the Manhattan Project, according to Emily Mullin of Wired, who spoke with the startup’s ...

The human body can only metabolize the mineral ... flowers or seeds—and then attempt to trace the exact genetic code that directs them to do so. That’s important if they want to eventually ...

Boston College will begin recruiting the first class for its highly anticipated Human-Centered Engineering program, a major that will integrate BC’s core liberal arts focus and a rigorous engineering ...

Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, focuses on improving human health by addressing "ancestral bias" in genetic data, a problem that ...

Johns Hopkins scientists say the innovation could bring 'new fruits, foods, and flavors' to an expanded global agricultural ...

The human body can only metabolize the mineral in the form of selenocystine ... First, scientists have to understand where plants store selenium—whether the leaves, stems, roots, flowers or seeds—and ...