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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...
Kaiser Permanente is about to begin what is believed to be the largest genetic research project ever conducted...
The ability to precisely and accurately change almost any part of any genome, even in complex species such...
A medical research study launched Tuesday aims to screen the genes of at least 20,000 people. Part of...
When billions of dollars are at stake in scientific research, researchers quickly learn that optimism sells.
A new...
Derived from bacteria, mitochondria are our cells’ energy-producing powerhouses. Now, a Massachusetts company is convinced that these microscopic...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon’s $2.9 billion technology research arm, plans to invest heavily...
Over the last several decades, DNA – the genetic material of life as we know it – has...
“We have within our grasp the technology to change evolution. This could change the course of biological life.”...