Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?

Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?

• Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. • But they disagree on whether studying social genomics-elucidating any potential ge

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 260 words
Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?

Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?

• Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. • But they disagree on whether studying social genomics-elucidating any potential ge

Consumer Tech · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 353 words

Expands the genetic alphabet: Artificial DNA base pair uses halogen bonds to form stable structures

• For the first time, researchers have succeeded in developing an artificial DNA base pair that is based on a different chemical force than natural genetic material. • While the co

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 203 words

Genetic discovery offers hope for global banana farming

• Scientists have pinpointed crucial genetic resistance to a fungal disease that threatens the global banana supply in a wild subspecies of the fruit. • In a valuable step forward

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 144 words

Genetic analysis reveals an alternative explanation for the Jomon migration to Japan

• It’s long been assumed the Jomon people, who had inhabited the Japanese archipelago since around 16,000 years ago, had multiple lineages resulting from different migration routes

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 135 words
NIST Releases New Forensic Genetic Reference Material to Help Crime Laboratories Analyze Challenging Cases

NIST Releases New Forensic Genetic Reference Material to Help Crime Laboratories Analyze Challenging Cases

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Ancient DNA solves 12,000-year-old mystery of rare genetic growth disorder

Ancient DNA solves 12,000-year-old mystery of rare genetic growth disorder

• Ancient DNA solves 12,000-year-old mystery of rare genetic growth disorder A 12,000-year-old Ice Age burial has revealed the earliest genetic diagnosis of a rare growth disorder.

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 161 words
AI uncovers the hidden genetic control centers driving Alzheimer's

AI uncovers the hidden genetic control centers driving Alzheimer's

• AI uncovers the hidden genetic control centers driving Alzheimerâ s AI-powered gene maps reveal the hidden control networks reshaping the Alzheimerâ s brain. • A team led by Min

Science · February 15, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 204 words
How we're helping preserve the genetic information of endangered species with AI

How we're helping preserve the genetic information of endangered species with AI

• How we’re helping preserve the genetic information of endangered species with AI Feb 02, 2026 We’ve helped sequence the genomes of 13 endangered species with Google’s AI, and we'