genetics
A New Study Says Bi People Take More Risks. We Asked Bi People If It’s True.
Is risk-taking really in their DNA?
Pride Angel Is the Matchmaking Site for Parents-to-Be and Sperm Donors
The traditional system is in crisis right now.
Scientists Sequenced DNA of Nearly Every Mammal on Earth in Unprecedented Project
The most ambitious genetics project to date dives into the genes of nearly every living mammal, including humans, for insight into life itself.
Scientists Use Gene Editing to Create Mutant Cockroaches in Breakthrough
Researchers used CRISPR on cockroaches in a first that opens the door to future gene-editing research on insects.
Complete Human Genome Sequenced for First Time In Major Breakthrough
The final eight percent of the human genome, which contains immune response genes and the keys to our big brain, has been mapped.
Scientists Unveil 'Unified Genealogy of Modern and Ancient Humans'
With more than 3,600 individual genome sequences that date back more than 100,000 years, it is largest human family tree ever created.
The Nobel-Prize-Winning Chemist Who Pioneered Gene Editing
Dr. Jennifer Doudna, who discovered CRISPR’s gene-editing power, wants the technology to be standard of care for severe genetic diseases.
A Study Tried to Use Genetics to Explain Why People Are Poor
Scientists wanted to explain health disparities and ended up with a right-wing talking point.
‘Walking Sharks’ Are the Newest Branch of the Shark Family Tree
“They’re incredibly cute little animals and are really more like a gecko walking around than a shark.”
Farmers Jailed for Smuggling Pig Semen into Australia Inside Shampoo Bottles
The illegal semen racket was importing genetics from Denmark and breeding "super sows" at a piggery in Western Australia.
Scientists Partly Revive Dead Pigs’ Brains
Making us question what it means to be alive, and the boundaries of animal testing.
Disease Prediction Scores Based on DNA Have a Racial Bias, Study Finds
Polygenic scores were nearly five times less accurate for people of African descent than people of European descent, a new study has found.