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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...

Hacking Computer Text
By Peter Aldhous, BuzzFeed News | 07.22.2020

On July 19, genealogy enthusiasts who use the website GEDmatch to upload their DNA information and find relatives to fill...

John Muir postage stamp
By Darryl Fears and Steven Mufson, The Washington Post | 07.22.2020

No one is more important to the history of environmental conservation than John Muir — the “wilderness prophet,” “patron saint...

A colored image of DNA
By Katie Hafner, The New York Times | 07.22.2020

This article is part of a series exploring how the Americans With Disabilities Act has shaped modern life for people...

Rosalind Franklin Poster
By Editorial, Nature | 07.21.2020

At the centre of Rosalind Franklin’s tombstone in London’s Willesden Jewish Cemetery is the word “scientist”. This is followed by...

Margaret Sanger Statue
By Nikita Stewart , The New York Times | 07.21.2020

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York will remove the name of Margaret Sanger, a founder of the national organization, from...

All of Us logo
By Ashley Gold, Los Angeles Times | 07.21.2020

The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latino Americans is no secret. Now federal officials have launched studies of...

Gene therapy
By Rob Stein, NPR | 07.20.2020

Jack Grehan, who was born with hemophilia, used to inject himself every couple of days with a protein he needs...

Voter Ballot
By Ben Trefny, KALW News [cites CGS] | 07.20.2020

In 2004, Californians approved a $3 bllion bond to fund stem cell research. That money has been pretty much used up...