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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 Nic Fleming, The Guardian | 11.08.2011
A test that rapidly identifies which genetic mutations have caused a cancer could pave the way for personalised treatments to...
By Eviatar Zerubavel, Salon | 11.07.2011

This article is an edited excerpt from the new book "Ancestors & Relatives," from Oxford University Press.

Why...
By Eviatar Zerubavel, Salon | 11.07.2011

This article is an edited excerpt from the new book "Ancestors & Relatives," from Oxford University Press.

Why...
By Michelle Kessel and Jessica Hopper, Rock Center | 11.07.2011
Elaine Riddick was 13 years old when she got pregnant after being raped by a neighbor in Winfall, N.C., in...
By Michelle Kessel and Jessica Hopper, Rock Center | 11.07.2011
Elaine Riddick was 13 years old when she got pregnant after being raped by a neighbor in Winfall, N.C., in...
By Richard Weir, Boston Herald | 11.05.2011
DNA profiles of saliva evidence taken as part of a new transit police crackdown on spitting assaults against MBTA workers...
By Richard Weir, Boston Herald | 11.05.2011
DNA profiles of saliva evidence taken as part of a new transit police crackdown on spitting assaults against MBTA workers...
By Bob LaMendola, Sun Sentinel | 11.04.2011

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