Michael Eisenstein

The Archive

Identifying tumours using blood samples is possible, but researchers are still working out how to validate and deploy multi-cancer tests

February 20, 2025 | 08:00PM

Putting early cancer detection to the test
Synthetic biologists have the know-how and ambition to retool whole genomes

February 17, 2025 | 08:00PM

Why is it so hard to rewrite a genome? But the hidden complexity of biological systems continues to surprise them
Sustainability and artificial intelligence dominate our seventh annual round-up of exciting innovations

January 19, 2025 | 08:00PM

Self-driving laboratories, advanced immunotherapies and five more technologies to watch in 2025
Results raise hopes that methods could be developed to detect the earliest stages of neurodegenerative disease

August 18, 2024 | 08:00PM

Five ways the brain can age: 50,000 scans reveal possible patterns of damage
A steadily growing toolbox is giving researchers the ability to monitor and measure the physical forces that shape embryonic development

June 16, 2024 | 08:00PM

Push and pull: how to measure the forces that sculpt embryos
Analysis of dozens of ancient genomes reveals that close encounters between the two species took place within a narrow window of time

May 23, 2024 | 08:00PM

Neanderthal–human baby-making was recent — and brief
Hundreds of genomes shed light on the marriage habits and social norms of the Avar people of central Europe

April 23, 2024 | 08:00PM

DNA from ancient graves reveals the culture of a mysterious nomadic people
A pioneering ‘connectomics’ collaboration has successfully reconstructed one cubic millimetre of brain tissue, but researchers are still just scratching the surface of the complexity it contains

April 14, 2024 | 08:00PM

A milestone map of mouse-brain connectivity reveals challenging new terrain for scientists
Streamlined workflows for DNA and RNA sequencing are helping clinicians to deliver prompt, targeted care to people in days — or even hours

February 18, 2024 | 08:00PM

Super-speedy sequencing puts genomic diagnosis in the fast lane
Advances in artificial intelligence are at the heart of many of this year’s most exciting areas of technological innovation

January 21, 2024 | 08:00PM

Seven technologies to watch in 2024

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