A common belief of technocentrism is that if we have the ability, why not use it? The rapid advancements in genetic testing requires ongoing public awareness. Direct-to-consumer companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com get access to users’ DNA, which is used...
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It was an extraordinary political proposal: Approve a $3 billion bond measure to fund the cutting-edge science of stem cell...
The Spanish Consulate in Kiev is examining the cases of 30 Spanish families currently in Ukraine and who are unable...
“I think i got it,” says Alekos Simoni with a grin, returning an electronic fly zapper called “The Executioner” to...
Millions of amateur genealogists assembling family trees on Ancestry.com probably figure they’re just finding lost relatives and assessing their genetic...
At the end of this month, the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing will be held in Hong Kong....
The other day, Ancestry.com told me that my mother was my mother.
Phew.
I was starting to wonder about some...
In Burkina Faso, the government is considering the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to eradicate malaria. In Nantucket, Mass., officials...
LONDON—In the first attempt of its kind, researchers plan to sequence all known species of eukaryotic life—66,000 species of...
Anne Wojcicki, the CEO and founder of the popular Silicon Valley gene-testing company 23andMe, said in mid-October that she didn't...
