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Adapted from Mitochondrial DNA at
National Human Genome Research Institute
Recently, media outlets around the world have been reporting on...
A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer...

A CBS News story reports an attempt by the biohacker Josiah Zayner to genetically modify himself to have bigger muscles...

In late 2012, French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier approached a handful of American scientists about starting a company, a Crispr company...

First, let me tell you how smart I am. So smart. My fifth-grade teacher said I was gifted in...

It seems hard to fathom that scientific progress has advanced to a point where it’s suddenly possible for people to...

CRISPR-Cas9 is complicated.
That’s why scientists, entrepreneurs, and journalists like me have spent the past few years reaching for metaphors...

Reproductive health is now seen as a basic human right. This includes the ability to have children. Large-scale population...

Rep. Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican who is among the most conservative members of the House, said he would resign...

Gene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of hemophilia for a year so far, in a study...