Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR

Much as ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA. Read More

Startup Uses AI to Edit Human DNA

A team of resaerchers at a Berkeley-based startup called Profulent claim to have used generative AI technologies to edit human DNA. Read More

A Bold Gene-Editing Solution Began Testing—Then Hit the Strangest Twist

The Boston-based biotech firm Verve Therapeutics recently had to pause a clinical trial after a participating patient developed an unforeseen side effect to the gene-editing serum. The company says ... Read More

A small factor makes a big impact on genome editing

Through years of engineering gene-editing systems, researchers have developed a suite of tools that enable the modification of genomes in living cells, akin to "genome surgery." These tools, including ... Read More

Cloning makes three: Two more endangered ferrets are gene copies of critter frozen in 1980s

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S., bringing to three the number of slinky predators ... Read More

MIT Technology Review

The human-built habitats shield the pups from predators and the freezing cold, but they’re threatened by global temperature rise. And that's a problem. Figuring it out is one of the biggest scientific ... Read More

Come on down! Nebraska man wins big on 'The Price is Right'

J.P. Jensen said he’s been a fan of the show since childhood and even tried to arrange his schedules in college around the show’s air time so he could watch ... Read More

Movies screening in Lincoln theaters, April 26-May 2

Unsung Hero. An Australian couple and their children move to the U.S. to rebuild their lives in music in this faith-based film based on the story of the kids who Christian music stars, Rebecca St. Read More

Your movie theater may be shortchanging your drinks, lawsuit alleges

Popcorn, soda and — shrinkflation? A moviegoer is spearheading the fight against what he considers false advertising at the concession counter. Read More