Just as operating systems create a 'layer of abstraction' between the computer user and data, Genome Compiler will allow users to reprogram DNA data without the need to understand genetic language.

The illustration above is my DNA Portrait, given to me by my family for my 70th birthday. They could hardly have thought of a more apt present for someone who likes to think in pictures and whose ...

In the natural world, DNA provides a kind of blueprint that directs a complex molecular dance which culminates in the creation of a much larger, more complex object – be it bacterium or elephant. Now, ...

Editors' note: This article was last updated in October 2023. In March 2025, 23&Me filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. While the product remains for sale as the company attempts to find a ...