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Cathy Tie slips on a white lab coat bearing her name and the logo of her startup: Origin Genomics. "Welcome!" she says as she leads an NPR reporter, photographer and videographer on an exclusive tour of Origin's labs located...

This is the 17th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by Osagie K. Obasogie in...

THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conser­vatory-trained viola...

This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

virus
By Heidi Ledford, Nature | 11.23.2022

A systematic sweep of viral genomes has revealed a trove of potential CRISPR-based genome-editing tools.

CRISPR–Cas systems are common in...

FDA sign outside of building
By Sara Reardon, Nature | 11.23.2022

David Bennett’s heart was failing. The 57-year-old handyman from Maryland had weeks to live and, because he had a history...

red blood cells
By Edward Helmore, The Guardian | 11.23.2022

US drug regulators have approved a one-off gene-therapy treatment for adults with the genetic blood disorder hemophilia B that frees...

two identical cats
By Craig Miller, Morningstar | 11.22.2022

It runs about $50,000 for a dog, with a 20% success rate, and there are numerous ethical considerations

This article...

colorful genes
By Carrie Arnold, The Atlantic | 11.20.2022

Thousands of miles from home in the steamy Amazon rainforest in the mid-1800s, the British naturalist Henry Walter Bates had...

green lab gloves pipette into tray of test tubes
By Melissa Harris-Perry, WNYC Studios | 11.17.2022

Assisted reproduction clinics have seen a sharp rise in the number of Black folks seeking their services during the pandemic. But many ...

genome sequencing against disease
By Julia Black, Insider | 11.17.2022

Sitting in their toy-filled family room on a sunny September afternoon, Simone and Malcolm Collins were forced to compete with...

eye exam
By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | 11.17.2022

After some early but cautious optimism, a company is shelving its pioneering gene-editing treatment for a rare inherited blindness disorder...