Genes
This Startup Analyses Your DNA to Tell You What Wine to Drink
California-based Vinome says it can find your perfect bottle of wine by creating personalized taste profiles based on DNA.
This Is Why You Drink More Coffee Than Your Friends
A new study from Northwestern University has revealed the impact genetics have on the way we metabolize caffeine.
Scientists Have Figured Out Why Some People Love Cheese So Much
There's a reason why your craving that extra slice of brie.
It Took 15 Years to Map Every Gene Interaction in a Yeast Cell
Understanding how thousands of individual yeast genes interact in pairs could expose the underlying genetic bases of human diseases.
Scientists Identify Gene That Protects Tardigrades From Radiation
They showed it could even work on human cells too...
Scientists Argue the US Ban on Human Gene Editing Will Leave It Behind
After a ban on germline editing, researchers say the US 'is ceding its leadership in this arena to other nations.'
A Fashion Student Is Designing Clothes with Alexander McQueen’s Cloned Skin
Fashion design student Tina Gorjanc designed a collection of leather goods based on McQueen’s DNA.
A Bioethicist Argues for Engineering Babies That Will Have an Easy Life
Bioethicist Julian Savulescu reckons there's nothing wrong with genetically engineering a child that'll have it easy. In fact, he thinks we're morally obligated.
A Psychologist Is Trying to Use Genetics to Predict If Therapy Will Work
A London-based Thalia Eley hopes to find genetic factors that could help advise patients on the best psychological treatment for them.
Is It Ethical to Grow Human Organs Inside Animal Chimeras?
Even if creating human-animal “chimeras” is not intrinsically wrong, is there an ethical problem in experimenting on and harvesting organs from a creature that is part-human?
The Exciting and Terrifying Future of DNA Editing
Siddhartha Mukherjee's new book, 'The Gene,' delivers a sweeping history of genetics—from the cockamamie ideas that preceded the birth of the field to a striking picture of what the future holds.
How Gene Testing Forced Me to Reveal My Private Health Information
Uncovering the truth hiding in your DNA can lead to some major privacy conundrums.