In 2017, seven years after a woman was sexually assaulted in broad daylight police in South Florida turned to the forensic DNA phenotyping company Parabon NanoLabs in a last resort...Read More

By now, most of us have read the stories about the upheaval DNA testing can cause by exposing unwanted pregnancies, extramarital affairs and secret adoptions. What is often less appreciated...Read More

Dog owners have all experienced them. Those cringe-worthy moments when the beloved family pet lick’s another dog’s anus, or tries to eat its poop. As odd as it seems, however,...Read More

Could increasing aggressive and violent children’s intake of zinc, B group vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids do more to prevent mass shootings at our schools than further restricting gun sales?...Read More

When it comes to infectious disease, few evoke revulsion like parasites and particularly parasitic worms known as “helminths.”  We’ve all winced after reading about the life cycle of the American...Read More

While the more affluent societies of the West continue to debate the specter of genetically engineered babies, dozens of researchers around the world are using epigenetics to zero in on...Read More

The apparent spike in xenophobia and tribalism that appears to be driving Brexit and a global backlash against liberal immigration policies comes amid a growing scientific consensus that humans have...Read More