Gene Editing Has Struggled To Go Commercial. This Nobel Laureate Has A $1 Billion Plan To Fix That.

Crispr’s ability to cut genetic code like scissors has just started to turn into medicines. Now, gene editing pioneer ...

Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...
Science Daily

AI uncovers the hidden genetic control centers driving Alzheimer’s

Scientists have created the most detailed maps yet of how genes control one another inside the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Using a powerful new AI-based system called SIGNET, the team ...
IEEE

GenAlg-SCL: Genetic Algorithm-Based SCL Polar Decoding Toward List Size Optimization

Abstract: Thanks to its outstanding performance, the CRC-aided successive cancellation list (CA-SCL) decoding algorithm has gained widespread acceptance for polar codes. However, its complexity is ...

New tool cracks microbial defense codes for faster, precise bioengineering

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed software that reduces the time needed ...
IEEE

Simultaneous Multi-Rate Threshold Optimization of Protograph-Based Raptor-Like LDPC Codes via Genetic Algorithm

Abstract: Protograph-based Raptor-like (PBRL) LDPC codes, adopted in the 5G NR eMBB data channel, support a wide range of code rates by generating incremental redundancy through XOR operations. As the ...
The New York Times

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people. Credit...Ben Denzer ...
TechCrunch

X open sources its algorithm while facing a transparency fine and Grok controversies

In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time. In those days, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk had only recently acquired the platform, and he claimed ...
Seeking Alpha

Fulgent Genetics: From Genetic Code To Cancer Cure - Why I Assign A Hold Rating

Fulgent Genetics is rated Hold due to strong diagnostic revenue growth but an unproven transition into integrated precision medicine. FLGT's diagnostics business leads with rapid genome tests and ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

‘The algorithms are just destroying us’: Can you sue a social media company for harm?

Have you been harmed by a social media algorithm? If so, U.S. Sen. John Curtis wants to let you sue. The Algorithm Accountability Act, introduced Tuesday by Curtis and co-sponsored by Arizona Democrat ...
The Verge

Lawmakers want to let users sue over harmful social media algorithms

A new bill would hold social media platforms responsible for foreseeable algorithmic harms. A new bill would hold social media platforms responsible for foreseeable algorithmic harms. is a senior ...