MIT Technology Review

Using big data for good

In pet genetics, cancer research, and beyond, Charlie Lieu, MBA ’05, SM ’05, has spent her career harnessing massive data ...

Gene therapy is transforming lives, but for many Americans it's hard to reach

Gene therapies have the potential to cure some diseases, but they are extraordinarily expensive. Location can also be a big ...

With no initial DNA match, Guthrie investigators turn to one of their newest tools to crack cases: genetic genealogy

Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match to a DNA database would have been a dead end.
IEEE

Genetic Algorithm-Based Search Space Exploration to Generate Best Convolutional Neural Network

Abstract: Despite the wide variety of applications and use cases that can be solved with the help of machine learning algorithms, researchers have yet to develop a general artificial intelligence ...
STAT

How direct-to-consumer health tests could impact insurance, mortgages, and employment

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT. As ...
THE WEEK

Why scientists want to create self-fertilizing crops

Excessive fertilizer use can be expensive and bad for the environment, but plants require nutrients to grow. To combat this problem, scientists have been attempting to use genetic engineering to help ...
techtimes

Instagram Reels: 'Build Your 2026 Algorithm' Now Live in Regions Using English as Default Language

Meta has now rolled out the "Build Your 2026 Algorithm" feature for Instagram Reels to allow users use it to personalize their feeds. Instagram Reels 'Build Your 2026 Algorithm' Now Live After a test ...
techtimes

The Future of Personalized Medicine: How Genetic Testing Is Reshaping Modern Healthcare

The future of personalized medicine is rapidly becoming a reality, powered by advances in genetic testing and healthcare. Once limited to research labs, genetic insights are now transforming how ...
GitHub

Traffic Light Timing Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms in SUMO

Efficient traffic signal control is crucial for reducing congestion and improving vehicle flow in urban areas. This project implements a Genetic Algorithm (GA) to optimize traffic light timings using ...
New Scientist

Kids as young as 4 innately use sorting algorithms to solve problems

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...
C&EN

Accelerating Prediction of Antiviral Peptides Using Genetic Algorithm-Based Weighted Multiperspective Descriptors with Self-Normalized Deep Networks

Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, ...