Articles about DNA

Peregrine lunar lander being prepared for launch

Milestone moon lander mission targets an otherworldly frontier for DNA data storage

A mission to send a commercial lander to the moon, set for launch in a couple of days, will bring… Read More

OceanGate plans environmental DNA survey during this summer’s dives to Titanic shipwreck site

What’s lurking at the Titanic shipwreck site, nearly 13,000 feet beneath the surface of the North Atlantic? Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate… Read More

COVID-19 and Trump visa ban leave South Africa biotech startup in limbo as it plots move to Seattle

Jason Haddock had big plans for the rollout of his health tech startup in the U.S. The CEO of 3X4… Read More

New human cell atlases track how tissues develop, providing a road map for research

Two new human cell atlases have mapped the molecular machinery that builds tissue in the weeks after conception — and… Read More

University of Washington and Microsoft researchers win award for DNA-based data storage

University of Washington computer science professor Luis Ceze and Microsoft principal research manager Karin Strauss have won a prestigious award… Read More

Artist Kate Thompson with Rosalind Franklin portrait

Artist pays tribute to DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin with DNA-laced paint and DNA-coded images

Art imitates life, but few works of art reflect their subject as thoroughly as the portrait of DNA pioneer Rosalind… Read More

Microsoft and Univ. of Washington join Georgia Tech team in $25M DNA data storage project

The University of Washington and Microsoft will take part in a federally funded effort to develop data storage techniques using… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers uncover DNA data security flaws on popular genealogy website

In what could be an exceptionally personal form of identity theft, University of Washington researchers have determined that a popular… Read More

University of Washington spinout Split Bio raises cash for RNA sequencing kits

University of Washington spinout Split Bio raised $560,000 in bridge financing to fund the manufacturing of kits that allow scientists… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Bezos and the bots, DNA data storage, and Seattle startups learn to co-exist with Silicon Valley giants

Every year, Amazon and Jeff Bezos hold an elite, invitation-only conference called MARS, for Machine learning, Automation, Robotics and Space, which doubles as an… Read More

Microsoft and University of Washington demonstrate automated DNA data storage

DNA data storage holds the promise of putting huge amounts of information into a test tube — but who wants… Read More

Naveen Jain’s wellness startup Viome to acquire Habit nutrition service from Campbell Soup Co.

Viome, a health startup from Seattle-based entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has reached an agreement to acquire personalized nutrition service Habit from… Read More

DNA evidence zeroes in on three African cartels behind illegal elephant ivory trade

DNA evidence and lots of detective work have revealed the networks behind illegal trade in African elephant ivory, centering on… Read More

DNA data storage system rises past 400 megabytes — find out how to store yours

Scientists from the University of Washington and Microsoft are improving their system for preserving digital data in strands of synthetic… Read More

DNA sequencer proves its worth by solving a microbial mystery on the space station

NASA isn’t saying it’s aliens — but the space agency is touting its ability to identify organisms using the first DNA… Read More

Scientists program semi-synthetic bacteria to create an ‘alien’ protein that glows green

Researchers have reached a new milestone in their effort to expand the genetic alphabet of life by designing a strain… Read More

Seattle researchers make science history by encoding Miles Davis, Deep Purple songs onto DNA

In a first for science, researchers from the University of Washington, Microsoft and Twist Bioscience have stored archival-quality recordings of… Read More

Talk about a virus: UW researchers prove it’s possible to take over a computer with DNA malware

Researchers at the University of Washington have shown that it is possible to take over a computer using malware inserted… Read More

UW scientists demonstrate how evildoers could eventually hack into DNA data

Computer scientists are turning DNA into a new frontier for data storage and information processing, but a team from the… Read More

UW, Microsoft and Twist Bioscience double down on DNA data storage experiments

Twist Bioscience says it’s extending its collaboration with Microsoft and the University of Washington on a project aimed at perfecting… Read More

Stray DNA suggests the waters along urban shorelines are surprisingly lively

A novel method for analyzing the DNA left behind in the waters of Puget Sound shows that urban shorelines tend to harbor a wider… Read More

DNA sequenced in space for the first time

NASA biologist-astronaut Kate Rubins performed the first DNA sequencing experiment in space over the weekend, using a miniaturized device that… Read More

SpaceX rocket sends cargo ship to space station, then returns to land

SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station tonight with a couple of precedent-setting payloads on opposite… Read More

Video in a test tube? Microsoft and UW raise the bar for DNA data storage systems

Computer scientists from Microsoft and the University of Washington say they’ve set a new standard for DNA storage of digital… Read More

Neanderthal DNA linked to nicotine addiction and other modern maladies

A comparison of Neanderthal DNA with the genomes of present-day patients has pointed up connections between our now-extinct cousins and… Read More

Did 5,300-year-old Iceman have an ulcer? Mummy’s gut bacteria surprise scientists

An analysis of the stomach contents from a 5,300-year-old European mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman has turned up a double surprise,… Read More

Encoding data in DNA for millennia? UW and Microsoft Research are on it

Data storage is getting better and better, but the final frontier for the long-term preservation of digital bits may well… Read More

Artists use DNA designs to honor Francis Crick — and fund the fight against cancer

The granddaughter of genetic pioneer Francis Crick joined 20 other artists to create a series of 7-foot-high sculptures inspired by… Read More

Stratos Genomics raises another $15M for DNA sequencing technology

Seattle-based biotech company Stratos Genomics has raised another $15 million to complete a $30 million Series B round. Founded in… Read More