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ETH Zurich Unveils MetaGraph: The DNA Search Revolution

10/13/2025

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ETH Zurich has developed MetaGraph, a "Google for DNA" that lets scientists search vast DNA and RNA databases quickly.
The system indexes data and compresses it by a factor of 300.
MetaGraph is indexing nearly half of the global sequence data sets and plans to expand.
Its open-source nature may attract pharmaceutical companies and individual users.
Continued advances in DNA sequencing could enable everyday applications such as identifying plant species.

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ETH Zurich has developed MetaGraph, a "Google for DNA" that lets scientists search vast DNA and RNA databases quickly.
The system indexes data and compresses it by a factor of 300.
MetaGraph is indexing nearly half of the global sequence data sets and plans to expand.
Its open-source nature may attract pharmaceutical companies and individual users.
Continued advances in DNA sequencing could enable everyday applications such as identifying plant species.