In PNAS this week: copy number changes arose during polar bear evolution, genomic and transcriptomic analysis of the Siberian hamster, and more.
Technology Review reports that training an artificial intelligence model can be environmentally costly.
In Nature this week: analysis of gut microbiome of colorectal cancer patients, enzymes that block CRISPR editing, and more.
The Associated Press reports that Nobel laureate Craig Mello was informed about He Jiankui's efforts to edit human embryos.
As they dig into the data on He Jiankui's genome editing experiment, CRISPR researchers say the work he did raises many scientific questions.
A new study finds that a placental protein linked with preeclampsia can be targeted by RNA silencing, according to the New Scientist.
In Science this week: computer model uses genomic data to investigate RNA virus outbreaks, and more.
The program was established to support the development and dissemination of functional genomic tools and techniques for genome manipulation in model organisms.
In PNAS this week: strategy for reactivating Rett syndrome-linked MECP2, small molecules able to suppress Staphylococcus aureus virulence, and more.
In PNAS this week: effects of gene deletions on bacterial metabolic networks, genetic responses to sea star wasting disease, and more.
The Guardian reports that some UK physicians are calling for increased regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic tests.
US tax agency says 23andMe's genetic test can be claimed as a medical expense for tax purposes, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Two Democratic lawmakers argue at USA Today that independent science is under attack by the Trump Administration.
In PLOS this week: networks of genes co-expressed in depression, role of minichromosome maintenance genes in lung adenocarcinoma, and more.
