A new artificial intelligence algorithm can create full human genomes. Find out why scientists aren't sure how useful this genetic code is.

Scientists have created Syn57, a completely synthetic bacterium with a genetic code unlike anything in nature. Unlike all ...

The synthetic bacteria contain a shorter genetic code with 57 codons rather than 64, freeing up space for further edits that might lead to new drugs or virus-resistant microbes ...

FADEL: COVID's genetic code has been fed into a computer and interpreted as music. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: The person behind this is Mark Temple, a microbiologist in Sydney, Australia.

This research roundup explores the role of sugar molecules in brain degeneration, a machine learning algorithm to detect diseases and a generative AI tool that can generate original genetic code.