genomics

Tech

Complete Human Genome Sequenced for First Time In Major Breakthrough

03.31.22

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Scientists Did a Massive DNA Study on Global Weed Strains. Here’s What They Found

07.16.21

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Newly-Discovered ‘Borg’ DNA Is Unlike Anything Scientists Have Ever Seen

07.15.21

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Scientists Sequenced Million-Year-Old Mammoth DNA, the Most Ancient Ever

02.17.21

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Some Forests Are Covered With Lichens That Love to Fuck, Scientists Discover

01.29.21

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

The Nobel-Prize-Winning Chemist Who Pioneered Gene Editing

12.23.20

By Madeleine Gregory
Tech

DNA Can Help Return Indigenous Remains to Ancestral Sites

12.19.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

A Hybrid of Humanity’s Closest Relatives Has Been Identified From 50,000-Year-Old Bone

08.22.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

The Latest Effort to Map the Weed Genome Will Focus on Pot That Doesn’t Get You High

10.29.17

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

Scientists Used Supercomputers to Learn How Pythons Regenerate Their Organs

06.24.17

By Lisa Cumming
Tech

This Scientist Wants to Sequence the Genomes of 8,000 Endangered Animals Before They’re Gone

03.22.17

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

Why You Can’t See 23andMe’s Transparency Report Outside the US

10.22.15

By Jordan Pearson

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Gaming

‘Life Is Strange,’ the Deck Nine Layoffs, and Self-Destructive Fanbases

I’m so disappointed by the reactions of some ‘Life Is Strange’ “fans” regarding the recent Deck Nine layoffs.

12.08.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
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Life

New Yorkers Celebrate Assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO by Holding Look-a-Like Contest

New Yorkers came together for another look-a-like contest, this time searching for the doppelganger for a killer.

12.08.24

By Paige Gawley
AEW

Sports

Penta El Zero Miedo Surprises AAA Fans After Departing AEW

The former AEW star appeared in AAA to address fans about his future.

12.08.24

By Haley Miller
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Gaming

‘Infinity Nikki’ and Guys Feeling Defensive Over Enjoying “Girl Games”

Fellas, let’s have a chat. So, you find yourself being madly in love with ‘Infinity Nikki.’ It’s okay! I promise it doesn’t make you “lesser”!

12.08.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Photo by David A. Northcott

Life

Actress Dead at 33 After Consuming Frog Venom at Spiritual Cleansing Retreat

Marcela Alcázar Rodríguez died after she ingested Kambo, a poisonous secretion from the Amazonian giant monkey frog.

12.08.24

By Paige Gawley