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How AI is sequencing the genomes of all known living species on Earth By Abhimanyu Ghoshal November 11, 2025 Sequencing a genome today involves recording and assembling data with a high degree of ...

In a breakthrough that redefines both speed and clinical potential, a new world record for the fastest human whole genome sequencing has been set. Think of all the things that can be done in four ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

This week, the Broad Institute gene-sequencing lab said it read infants’ DNA genomes in less than four hours, cutting an hour off the previous Guinness World Record. The point for investors is that ...

Boston Children's Hospital, along with Broad Clinical Labs and Roche Sequencing Solutions, has demonstrated that rapid genomic sequencing and interpretation are achievable in a matter of hours. This ...

The next generation offshore patrol vessel (OPV), featuring hybrid propulsion and wind sails, has started taking shape as the first steel is cut for the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs, ...

Her computations allow physicians to more quickly diagnose and treat life-threatening genetic diseases. Sneha Goenka is one of MIT Technology Review’s 2025 Innovators Under 35. Meet the rest of this ...

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BBC Children’s has commissioned a 15-episode eighth season of Numberblocks, which will feature an expanded curriculum with more advanced mathematical concepts. “With every new series of Numberblocks, ...

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...