The U.S. May Soon Have a De Facto National DNA Database

Natalie Ram

March 19, 2019 7:30 AM

Could Your At-Home DNA Test Be Used to Crack a Cold Case? A Future Tense Event.

March 11, 2019 4:17 PM

What the Backstreet Boys’ New Album Says About Genetics

Karen James

Feb 05, 2019 5:50 AM

Paul Manafort Does Indeed Have Gout. It’s Probably Genetic.

Shannon Palus

Jan 08, 2019 6:02 PM

Now We Have to Worry About Russian Disinformation About Genetic Editing, Too

Jesse Kirkpatrick and Michael Flynn

Dec 21, 2018 8:00 AM

Even if It Followed Ethics Rules, Recent Genetic Editing Research Could Still Be Unethical

J. Benjamin Hurlbut and Jason Scott Robert

Dec 04, 2018 2:02 PM

Two Gene-Edited Babies Were Reportedly Born in China. Where Do We Draw the Line on Medicine and Enhancement?

April Glaser and Will Oremus

Nov 28, 2018 4:02 PM

A Chinese Scientist Says He Has Genetically Edited Babies. Confucius Has Nothing to Do With It.

Mara Hvistendahl

Nov 27, 2018 2:42 PM

We Will Soon Be Able to Clone the Basically Extinct Northern White Rhino. But Should We?

Torill Kornfeldt

Nov 15, 2018 8:00 AM

Who Really Owns Your DNA Data? 23andMe’s Privacy Chief Explains.

April Glaser and Will Oremus

Oct 24, 2018 6:13 PM

By Releasing Her Genetic Information, Elizabeth Warren Is Setting a Worrying Precedent

James Erwin

Oct 16, 2018 5:10 PM

Why So Many Native Americans Are Upset That Elizabeth Warren Tried Proving Her Ancestry With DNA

Molly Olmstead

Oct 15, 2018 10:27 PM

Only Radically Enhancing Humanity Can Save Us All

Phil Torres

Sept 18, 2018 8:00 AM

DNA Tests Quietly Reinforce Terrible and Scientifically Inaccurate Concepts of “Ethnicity”

John Edward Terrell

Aug 28, 2018 9:00 AM

Stop Talking About Race and IQ. Take It From Someone Who Did.

William Saletan

April 27, 2018 1:42 PM

The Twin Astronaut’s DNA Really Did Change After a Year in Space—but Not in the Way You Think

Emily Willingham

March 16, 2018 2:01 PM

Genetic Testing for People Is Rife With Issues. But It Might Be Awesome for Your Dog.

Alex Barasch

Jan 23, 2018 2:46 PM

How the USSR’s Descent Into Pseudoscience Started and How People Fought It

Lee Alan Dugatkin and Lyudmila Trut

June 02, 2017 7:08 AM

Thanks to Genetic Testing, Everyone Could Soon Have a Pre-Existing Condition

Maryam Zaringhalam

May 18, 2017 5:50 PM

Prenatal Testing Allows Parents to Ask: What Kind of Baby Do We Want?

Bonnie Rochman

March 03, 2017 12:27 PM