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Tech

A Private Equity Firm Bought Ancestry, and Its Trove of DNA, for $4.7B

08.07.20

By Kevin Truong
Tech

These Stunning Genetically Engineered Plants Glow Bright Green

04.27.20

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Doctors Have Injected DNA-Editing CRISPR Into a Live Person’s Eye

03.04.20

By Maddie Bender
Tech

‘Walking Sharks’ Are the Newest Branch of the Shark Family Tree

01.20.20

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

These Glasses Contain a Secret Video File Coded in DNA

12.10.19

By Maddie Bender
Food

Judge Dismisses $210 Million Lawsuit Against CBC Report That Said Subway Chicken Is Fake

12.02.19

By Jelisa Castrodale
Health

23andMe Wants Everyone to Get Used to Sharing Their Genetic Data

10.18.19

By Hannah Smothers
Tech

A Bizarre New Species of Mollusk Eats Rocks, Poops Sand, and Shapes Rivers

06.20.19

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Disease Prediction Scores Based on DNA Have a Racial Bias, Study Finds

03.29.19

By Mirjam Guesgen
Tech

Chinese Woman Gives Birth to Twins with Different Fathers

03.27.19

By Edoardo Liotta
Health

Your DNA Could Affect How Well Your Birth Control Works

03.20.19

By Jessica Migala
Identity

Police Use Genealogy Website to Crack 45-Year-Old Cold Murder Case

02.22.19

By Zing Tsjeng

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Music

4 Nu-Metal Bands From the 90s Who Weren’t Really Nu-Metal

I wouldn’t argue with you over bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit being nu-metal, but Deftones and Orgy are a whole other conversation.

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Gaming

Fans Desperately Wanted These New Overwatch Characters, So Why Are They So Disappointed With the Designs?

Overwatch recently revealed five new heroes for the game, but fans aren’t thrilled over some of the design choices.

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Life

Gen Z Is the First Generation Dumber Than Their Parents, Neuroscientist Claims

Welp, this is awkward.

3 hours ago

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News

Philly Bar Bans Anyone Under 25 After Kid Gives ID With Ben Franklin’s Photo

You have to admire the creativity.

3 hours ago

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Music

Founding CAKE Guitarist and ‘The Distance’ Songwriter, Greg Brown, Has Died at 56

Greg Brown, founding guitarist of CAKE and songwriter of their breakout hit ‘The Distance’, has died at 56 after a ‘brief illness.’

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