GeneticsJune 1, 2022
Insights from Pregnancy Could Help Fight Cancer
The placenta’s invasion of the uterus holds clues to cancer resistance
Genetics
GeneticsJune 1, 2022
How Parachute Frogs Took to the Sky
Broad-webbed feet help them glide through rain-forest canopies
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OpinionMay 26, 2022
Scientists Must Consider the Risk of Racist Misappropriation of Research
The Buffalo massacre shooter contorted genetic studies to support his hateful views
OpinionMay 24, 2022
Science Must Not Be Used to Foster White Supremacy
It’s scientists’ responsibility to reveal the inherent biases of studies used to disparage Black people and other groups
Health CareMay 18, 2022
What Genetics Can—and Cannot—Reveal about an Individual’s COVID Risk
Genome-wide association studies can sleuth out genetic markers that raise or lower COVID risk, but they miss social factors
GeneticsApril 28, 2022
Dogs’ Personalities Aren’t Determined by Their Breed
A new genetic study shows generalizing breeds as affectionate or aggressive doesn’t hold up
GeneticsMarch 31, 2022
A Single Gene in One Species Can Cause Other Species to Go Extinct
This “keystone” variant of a gene could make or break a food web in an experimental system
OpinionMarch 31, 2022
Completing the Human Genome Sequence (Again)
The Telomere-to-Telomere consortium just sequenced the tricky final 10 percent of the essentially complete human genome
GeneticsMarch 1, 2022
Airborne DNA Can Reveal Earth’s Biodiversity
Genetic material in the air holds clues to nearby wildlife, studies reveal
GeneticsFebruary 15, 2022
First Gene Therapy for Tay-Sachs Disease Successfully Given to Two Children
About one in 300 people in the general population carry the Tay-Sachs disease gene
GeneticsFebruary 1, 2022
Desert Plants’ Adaptations Help Them Thrive
Genes found in the flora could help crops and biofuels survive more drastic extremes
GeneticsJanuary 1, 2022
Gene Variant May Have Helped Ancient Humans Survive Starvation
When there’s no food, it pays to be small