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There's a revolution underway. It's digital, but not in the computing sector. I'm referring to the world of genomics, which...

As a recent DailyDirt noted, opinions on the safety of genetically modified organisms ( GMOs ) are sharply divided. But that heated arg...

Two of the key arguments during the Myriad Genetics trial were that gene patent monopolies stifle innovation by preventing others from ...

Seeds might seem far from the world of high tech and free software, but they have much in common. Seeds contain DNA, which is a (quaterna...

Techdirt has been covering the important Myriad Genetics case for a while. Although the CAFC decided that isolated genes could be patent...

The computing revolution is not the only one driven by constant scaling of technologies: the field of genomics -- the study of DNA sequen...

One new approach to teasing apart the complex relationships between genes and common diseases such as cancer, heart disease, asthma and d...

Here's a sad story , but not for the reason you might expect: Developing therapies from human embryonic stem cells is under threat in Eu...

Here's a textbook case of how gene patents not only do *not* promote innovation, as is so frequently claimed, but slow it down - and wi...

The oceans belong to everyone - well, more or less. That is, they form a classic commons. But of course, that fact doesn't stop people...

Craig Venter is a bit tiresome at times, but indubitably clever. And to prove his cleverness (again) when he was creating artificial life, ...

It is somewhat ironic that the man behind WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is not a fan of being in the spotlight; and therefore perhaps poetic ju...

Part of the problem with extending the DNA database is that doing so increases the likelihood of this happening: After a seven-day trial, J...

Talking of DNA, another brilliant use of it - and brilliantly obvious like all great ideas - is DNA Barcoding : DNA barcoding is a new tech...

Nanotechnology is one of those subjects that seem to veer between hope and hype. DNA-based solutions look among the most promising, because...

To change the world, it is not enough to have revolutionary ideas: you also have the inner force to be able to realise them in the face of n...

This is what the virus really looks like: 1 atgaaggcaa tactagtagt tctgctatat acatttgcaa ccgcaaatgc agacacatta 61 tgtataggtt ...

One of the many disgraceful aspects about the disgraceful ID card programme is the reluctance of the UK government to make key documents ava...

This is clearly getting serious : Katherine Aull's laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, lacks a few mod cons. "Down here I have ...

I wrote about this in Digital Code of Life , four years ago: The Switzerland-based company says they can use a $199 DNA test (compare to $1...