Why do people react so strongly against the idea of genetic modification? Especially genetic modification that crosses species barriers? In a recent New Yorker, Maria Konnikova returned to an explanation for these gut reactions that has been around at least since the early efforts at genetic engineering in the 1970s: The idea that fear and [...]
Genetic testing is all the rage among genealogists and people looking for their blood relatives--but is it accurate?
New evidence shows that women pass along more genes to kids than men do—and that males historically fathered children with several women
Researchers use two imaging methods to pinpoint dopamine as key chemical in human brain's pleasure and motivation circuits
New research shows that the same neurons maintain memory-forming firing patterns for later recall
New research shows that certain memory exercises can enhance intelligence
New research sheds light on why women survive for decades when females in many other species die after they lose the ability to reproduce.
For women just past menopause, hormone pills seem safe
Brood X reappears, with clues to cicada behavior
Is it time to scrutinize assisted reproduction?
Glutamate may hold a key to drug addiction
A quest to turn the killer crop into a treatment for cancer
Making the genome data useful may depend on the public project Ensemble
