But the algorithm isn’t likely to replace a genetic test, he said — which doctors can undertake easily if they notice something off in a particular region of a fetus’ neck.

Genetic algorithms are so much fun. I was playing around with them on the Commodore 128 back in the day, as an experiment for enhancing the gameplay for a type-in game from RUN Magazine.

CRISPR systems are powerful tools for genetic engineering, but they have their limitations. Now, scientists have discovered almost 200 new CRISPR systems in bacteria, and found that some can edit ...

Computational biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have devised an algorithm to rapidly sort through mountains of gene expression data to find unexpected phenomena that might merit further study.