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When a scientist thinks about genomics, some of the first things that come to her mind may be genome sequencing, CRISPR, even direct-to-consumer ancestry DNA tests. But run this same...Read More

DNA data has the potential to transform the way we carry out scientific and medical research. However, scientists and bioethicists worry that the technology is racing ahead of the ethics...Read More

If money were no issue or if you were invited to have your genome sequenced free of charge and donate your anonymized data for biomedical research, would you do it?...Read More

The body’s own immune system has an important role in battling cancer, and it is no surprise that scientists are exploiting that feature to fight tumor cells. This specialized type...Read More

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

High expectations, mounting interest by pharma and biotech investors, growing focus on value, and occasionally breathless news reporting. These are some of the artefacts that surround fast-moving developments in the...Read More

What are the gut microbiota and gut microbiome? The human gastrointestinal tract (gut) is populated by an enormously heterogeneous and different group of microorganisms (up of trillions of cells and...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

Education and health Each of us has a different learning and recall ability and the chances of a person with good cognitive performance doing well academically are extremely high. There...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

We all know that information is passed down from one generation to the next through genes. But what about another type of non-gene change in your DNA, called epigenetics? Literally...Read More

DNA, also known as Deoxyribonucleic acid, is a material too tiny for the naked eye to see that exists in abundance in the human body. Billions of such cells hold...Read More

What Is It? Understanding what causes diseases is not just crucial to creating treatments. It is also essential in the prevention of illness. While the focus has been on nature...Read More

All living organisms, plants, animals, bacteria, and even some viruses, contain DNA. DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule with two long chains that coil around each other creating a shape...Read More

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren recently released a genetics dna test to combat Trump’s claim that she had falsely claimed Native American ancestry to help advance her career. Carlos Bustamante, professor...Read More