Neowin News Feed for: Dna

Scientists uncover how cancer time bombs are silently planted in children by their own guts

Sayan Sen — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 08:16:01 +0000

A study has found that a common gut bacteria may leave invisible DNA scars in childhood, silently increasing the risk of colorectal cancer decades later. Read more...

Research warns that your DNA data can be hacked and used against you

Sayan Sen — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:14:01 +0000

Research has warned that your DNA data can be hacked into and used against you by exploiting certain vulnerabilities in modern techniques. Read more...

Newly released Borderlands 3 mini game helps the scientific community

Sophia Wood — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:56:01 +0000

Borderlands III has released a new mini game that will benefit the scientific community. By analyzing game play, scientists are able to train their AI models to identify similar DNA strains. Read more...

You can now store precious data in DNA thanks to an ambitious startup

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 01:34:02 +0000

Carverr is a startup that offers a service that aims to secure your cryptocurrency by taking your private key and converting the digital code into a physical strand of synthetic DNA. Read more...

A new app store can help you learn about your genes and how much of a Neanderthal you are

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:06:01 +0000

For $80 Helix will sequence your DNA and then you can buy apps from other companies that can tell you, based on your DNA, what diet, exercise, and sleeping pattern might suit you best. Read more...

Microsoft buys another ten million strands of DNA for data storage research

Andy Weir — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:48:02 +0000

Expanding on its collaboration with Twist Bioscience and the University of Washington, Microsoft is acquiring another ten million strands of DNA to explore its potential for use in data storage. Read more...

Microsoft's researchers want to 'solve' cancer within 10 years

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:10:01 +0000

Microsoft may soon be known for a lot more than just its operating system. The company's researchers are combining big data, biology and machine learning to help fight cancer, with promising results. Read more...

Microsoft buys synthetic DNA molecules to research data storage lasting thousands of years

Matthew Sims — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:06:01 +0000

A new solution to the issue of global data storage could be one step closer. Microsoft has agreed to begin research on the possibility of storing information on the foundations of genetics: DNA. Read more...