: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain
broadly
: the genetic material of an organism compare proteome
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The clinical stage genome editing company plunged 45% after pausing patient dosing and screening for its MAGNITUDE and MAGNITUDE-2 Phase 3 clinical trials.
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Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Researchers at the tech giant created DeepSomatic, a new open-source AI model that helps scientists analyze cancer genomes more quickly and accurately.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
In this op-ed, Andrew Hessel, cofounder of the Human Genome Project–write, argues that genome writing is humanity’s next great moonshot, outlining how DNA synthesis could transform biology, medicine, and industry.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
This part of the study provided the first direct functional proof that mutations within the phage genome can permanently silence its ability to reactivate.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
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Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Researchers at the tech giant created DeepSomatic, a new open-source AI model that helps scientists analyze cancer genomes more quickly and accurately.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
In this op-ed, Andrew Hessel, cofounder of the Human Genome Project–write, argues that genome writing is humanity’s next great moonshot, outlining how DNA synthesis could transform biology, medicine, and industry.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
This part of the study provided the first direct functional proof that mutations within the phage genome can permanently silence its ability to reactivate.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Genome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genome. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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genome
noun
ge·nome
ˈjē-ˌnōm 
: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain
broadly
: the genetic material of an organism
The idea behind sequencing an organism's genome—decoding, letter by letter, the message contained in every last one of its genes—is that it would tell us a lot about how the organism works. —Lori Oliwenstein, Discover
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