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By Maia Hibbett, Wired | 09.09.2026
THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conservatory-trained viola...
By Terence Keel, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 09.06.2026
This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...
By Ferris Jabr, Scientific American | 10.28.2013
Sometime in the not-too-distant future, Marie and Antonio Freeman step into a doctor’s office to design their next child.
“Your...
By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times | 10.27.2013
In today's world, brimful as it is with opinion and falsehoods masquerading as facts, you'd think the one place you...
By Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian | 10.27.2013
A ripe round of brie sits next to a block of farmhouse cheddar, emitting a pungent aroma not dissimilar to...
By David Dobbs, Slate | 10.27.2013
If you want a look at a high-profile field dealing with a lot of humbling snags, peer into #ASHG2013...
By Ed Yong, The Scientist | 10.25.2013
In September 2012, a team of Australian scientists claimed to have developed a genetic test that predicts a person’s risk...
By Daniel Martin, The Daily Mail | 10.24.2013
The Chief Medical Officer is to write to all GPs to make it plain that abortions carried out solely on...
By Art Caplan, NBC News | 10.24.2013
If the price was right, would you sell your kidney to someone who desperately needs a transplant? A new article...
By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post | 10.24.2013
For scientist Jack Newman, creating a new life-form has become as simple as this: He types out a DNA sequence...