Being invited to present research at an international academic conference is an honor for any seasoned professional. But for ...

The team behind 100M+ open-source downloads unveils a secure Postgres platform that compiles Row-Level Security at table ...

Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case have turned to genetic genealogy as they try to make the most of potential DNA ...

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

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

Since the dawn of the computer age, researchers have wrestled with two persistent challenges: how to store ever-increasing reams of data and how to protect that information from unintended access. Now ...

DNA, the genetic blueprints in every living organism, is nature's most efficient storage mechanism, capable of storing about 215 million gigabytes of data per gram. That storage capacity, if applied ...

An illustration shows a strand of engineered DNA passing through a nanoscale sensor, where its physical structure can be decoded as digital information. DNA nanostructures could one day serve as ultra ...

The field of genetic data sharing stands at the frontier of biomedical research and clinical innovation, with growing relevance to population health, ...

Extracting and analyzing relevant medical information from large-scale databases such as biobanks poses considerable challenges. To exploit such "big data," attempts have focused on large sampling ...

Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. 20,000 Kids' Genetic Data Misused for 'Race Science' Rogue ...