Genomics

January 28th 2026

DeepMind’s New AI Can Read a Million DNA Letters at Once—and Actually Understand Them

AlphaGenome is reportedly the most comprehensive and accurate DNA sequence model developed to date.

Tech News Ed Cara Jan 28

September 4th 2025

Iberian Harvester Ant Queens Clone Workers Main

‘Sexual Parasite’ Ant Queens Enslave Other Species to Create Cloned Hybrid Workers

Queen Iberian harvester ants are capable of storing and cloning the sperm from a cousin species, spawning hybrid offspring to take on the hard work of keeping the colony intact.

Biology Gayoung Lee Sep 4

July 31st 2025

Hibernation’s Hidden Healing ‘Superpowers’ Could Be Locked in Our DNA

Scientists found genetic elements linked to hibernation in the human genome. Tapping into them could produce a new wave of medical treatments.

Biology Ellyn Lapointe Jul 31

Potatoes Evolved From Tomatoes, Study Reveals

“Next time you eat potatoes, thank a tomato."

Biology Gayoung Lee Jul 31

March 4th 2025

De-Extinction Company Reveals Genetically Engineered ‘Woolly Mouse’

The little rodents' genes were edited to exhibit traits associated with a woolly mammoth genome—including fluffy, dirty-blonde fur.

Biology Isaac Schultz Mar 4

December 17th 2024

The Coolest Archaeological Discoveries of 2024

From shipwrecks to space stations, many investigations into the past bore fruit this year.

Human History Isaac Schultz Dec 17

October 18th 2024

A thylacine in the Washington Zoo in 1904.

‘De-Extinction’ Company Says It’s Very, Very Close to a Complete Tasmanian Tiger Genome

Colossal Biosciences, which intends to create proxy species of the woolly mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger, claims it has made genome editing breakthroughs that bring it closer to the lost marsupial wolf.

Biology Isaac Schultz Oct 18

September 25th 2024

The ancient kefir cheeses found at the Xiaohe cemetery.

Archaeologists Find World’s Oldest Cheese Smeared on Mummies in China

The odd discovery provides new insights into ancient dairy practices and the origin of kefir.

Biology Isaac Schultz Sep 25

September 11th 2024

Genome Sequencing Provides Latest Evidence Against Easter Island’s Societal Collapse

The new study also indicates the Polynesian people who settled Rapa Nui mixed with indigenous South Americans centuries before the arrival of Europeans.

Human History Adam Kovac Sep 11

July 11th 2024

52,000-Year-Old Mammoth ‘Beef Jerky’ Reveals Exquisitely Preserved Chromosomes

The delicate biological structures were miraculously preserved, giving scientists a time capsule into the genomic architecture of the extinct giants.

Biology Isaac Schultz Jul 11

November 8th 2023

Lots of People May Carry Life-Shortening Genetic Variants

A study in Iceland found that about 1 in 25 have variations clearly linked to a higher risk of conditions like cancer or heart disease.

Health Ed Cara Nov 8

May 10th 2023

Scientists Are Finally Capturing the Genetic Diversity of Humanity

The Human Pangenome Project hopes to establish a better reference genome for research, and scientists are already learning new things.

Health Ed Cara May 10

April 27th 2023

A Massive Project Is Helping Scientists Unravel the Genetic Secrets of Mammals

The Zoonomia project is the largest collection of mammalian genomes ever assembled—but, sadly, the raccoon isn't among them.

Biology Ed Cara Apr 27

April 11th 2023

‘Better Drugs, Better Health’: A Human Genome Pioneer Talks About the Future of Genetics

20 years after the Human Genome Project, Richard Gibbs shares his thoughts on Gattaca , tech breakthroughs, and more.

Health Ed Cara Apr 11

The Human Genome Project Turns 20: Here’s How It Altered the World

"It simply changed the way that people thought that biology could be done."

Health Ed Cara Apr 11

August 23rd 2022

You and Your Doppelganger Might Have More in Common Than Just Looks

Unrelated people with eerily similar appearances seem to share many genetic variations, a study has found.

Biology Ed Cara Aug 23

August 11th 2022

Degrees of the Future 2022: Genetics

These are the universities with the best genetics and genomics programs.

Science Gizmodo Staff Aug 11

March 31st 2022

Scientists Have Finally Mapped the Whole Human Genome

After years of work, a large team of researchers say they've deciphered the missing 8% of our genome.

Biology Ed Cara Mar 31

February 24th 2022

Image: Reproduced, with permission, from Wohns et al., A unified genealogy of modern and ancient genomes. Science (2022). doi: 10.1126/science.abi8264.

Massive New ‘Human Family Tree’ Includes 27 Million Ancestors

The expansive genealogy contains critical events from our distant past, including the first migrations out of Africa.

Biology George Dvorsky Feb 24

August 30th 2021

What Is the Most Important Scientific Development of the Last 50 Years?

"That would surely be the discovery and proof of global warming."

Tech News Daniel Kolitz Aug 30

Genomics

DeepMind’s New AI Can Read a Million DNA Letters at Once—and Actually Understand Them

‘Sexual Parasite’ Ant Queens Enslave Other Species to Create Cloned Hybrid Workers

Hibernation’s Hidden Healing ‘Superpowers’ Could Be Locked in Our DNA

Potatoes Evolved From Tomatoes, Study Reveals

De-Extinction Company Reveals Genetically Engineered ‘Woolly Mouse’

The Coolest Archaeological Discoveries of 2024

‘De-Extinction’ Company Says It’s Very, Very Close to a Complete Tasmanian Tiger Genome

Archaeologists Find World’s Oldest Cheese Smeared on Mummies in China

Genome Sequencing Provides Latest Evidence Against Easter Island’s Societal Collapse

52,000-Year-Old Mammoth ‘Beef Jerky’ Reveals Exquisitely Preserved Chromosomes

Lots of People May Carry Life-Shortening Genetic Variants

Scientists Are Finally Capturing the Genetic Diversity of Humanity

A Massive Project Is Helping Scientists Unravel the Genetic Secrets of Mammals

‘Better Drugs, Better Health’: A Human Genome Pioneer Talks About the Future of Genetics

The Human Genome Project Turns 20: Here’s How It Altered the World

You and Your Doppelganger Might Have More in Common Than Just Looks

Degrees of the Future 2022: Genetics

Scientists Have Finally Mapped the Whole Human Genome

Massive New ‘Human Family Tree’ Includes 27 Million Ancestors

What Is the Most Important Scientific Development of the Last 50 Years?

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