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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 Rachel Adams, The Huffington Post | 10.21.2013
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, a time to recognize the accomplishments of people with Down syndrome and advocate...
By Carl Zimmer, Slate | 10.21.2013
In June 2007, James Watson, a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, went to Houston to pick up his genome...
By Kirsty Needham, The Sydney Morning Herald | 10.20.2013
Children of anonymous sperm donors should be allowed access to genetic information such as health history, height and eye colour...
By Christy Choi, South China Morning Post | 10.20.2013
Health chiefs are set to slap an advertising ban on Hong Kong businesses that offer medical tourism packages for the...
By Andrew Pollack, The New York Times | 10.20.2013
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Vanilla, saffron, patchouli. For centuries, spices and flavorings like these have come from exotic plants growing in...
By The Economist, The Economist | 10.19.2013
A SIMPLE idea underpins science: “trust, but verify”. Results should always be subject to challenge from experiment. That simple but...
By Steven Rose, New Scientist | 10.18.2013
Is intelligence genetically determined? You might think so, if you saw the headline-grabbing report from UK education advisor Dominic Cummings...
By Laura Donnelly, The Telegraph | 10.17.2013
Scientists said the treatment offered particular hope for older women and could be performed with none of the side-effects associated...