Learning to read and write is the beginning of literacy, a progression now mirrored in modern genomics. Scientists first read the human genome, a three-billion-letter biological book, in April 2003.

Mission-critical systems: “Our supercomputing system, which includes the servers, the storage and the computer farm [800 interconnected Compaq Alpha-based, 64-bit systems, each of which can perform ...

While the world was busy arguing over AI-generated art and essays, a team at the Arc Institute and Stanford University was training AI on a much more complex language: the code of life itself. In a ...

Just a heads up for those that haven't seen it yet, or may be interested in learning more about the human genome. The show, "Cracking The Code of Life", is on TechTV right now. (9ish EST)<P>Grab a ...

The code of life is simple. Four genetic letters arranged in triplets—called codons—encode amino acids. These are the building blocks of proteins, the machinery that powers life. But the genetic code ...