Genes
Canada’s New Genetic Discrimination Law Will Prevent a ‘Gattaca’ Future
But insurance companies say it's unconstitutional.
How Much Should You Get to Decide About Your Baby's Genes?
Doctors are making judgment calls about what information to give expecting parents and what to withhold.
Now That We Can Alter Our Genetic Code, Should We?
Facing a breast-cancer survivor, a doctor grapples with the implications of new gene-editing recommendations.
This Is the One Time You’ll Read About Smoking Helping Someone’s Health
But don’t get too excited; it won’t help yours.
Sharing Life's Experiences Can Make You Start to Look Like the One You Love
Social psychologists explain why two people in a couple are often more alike than one would expect by chance.
Scientists Get a Hair Closer to Reversing Male Baldness
They identified 287 genes linked to hair loss in a new study.
A Groundbreaking Report on Gene Editing Says We Shouldn't Create Enhanced Humans
An international group of experts engaged with the ethical and regulatory problems facing gene editing and came to a surprising conclusion.
Your Roommate’s Genes May Be Changing Your Health
A new study in mice suggests that the live-in partner’s genes impacts things like wound healing, immune function, and anxiety.
Watch Genetically Modified Zika-Fighting Mosquitoes Released From a Van
Like an ice-cream truck—one that distributes genetically-modified, disease-fighting insects instead of sweet treats.
Would You Wear Fashion Made From Your Own DNA?
Tina Gorjanc's 'Pure Human Project' examines a future where we can grow human leather.
Inside the Arctic Seed Vault Designed to Save Humanity From Extinction
Take a tour of the 'Noah's Ark' of agricultural diversity, designed to safely store over 4.5 million crop samples.