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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...

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 03.25.2015

The company, DeCode Genetics, based in Reykjavík, says it has collected full DNA sequences on 10,000 individuals. And because...

By Hussain Hazzazi and Ayman Al-Saidalani, Saudi Gazette | 03.24.2015
JEDDAH — Around 165,000 engagements were broken off in the past year after health checkups revealed genetic incompatibilities, according to...
By Julia Belluz, Vox | 03.23.2015
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In 2003, researchers writing in the American Journal of Medicine discovered something that should change how you think...

By Lisa C. Ikemoto, Knoepfler Lab Stem Cell Blog | 03.23.2015
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I have been following the reports about genetic editing technology with concern. The fact that some scientists are...

By Rob Stein, NPR | 03.20.2015

A new technology called CRISPR could allow scientists to alter the human genetic code for generations. That's causing some leading...

By Natalie Lampert, New Republic | 03.20.2015

In the fall of 2010, when I was 21, a highly regarded OB/GYN gave me one of the best compliments...

By Michael Ollove, USA Today | 03.19.2015
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The Utah Legislature took a step last week into territory where state lawmakers rarely tread.

It passed a...

By Kari Paul, Motherboard | 03.19.2015

Genetics testing startup 23andMe announced plan​s last​ week to start using its massive DNA database to develop new medical treatments...