Browsing: Genetics
The era of predictive genomics is rapidly reshaping how we think about disease, risk and lifelong health. Recent advances in…
Even a single gene, reshuffled or regulated in new ways, can fuel repeated bursts of evolutionary innovation, according to a…
A nonprofit run by Anne Wojcicki, the cofounder and former CEO of 23andme, has agreed to buy the genetic testing…
When Katherine Stueland was 11 years old, she went to a reunion for her mother’s branch of the family tree…
Health records are highly coveted on the black market due to the wealth of personal information they contain, which can…
The race for more data is dominating the wellness industry. More people are tracking their sleep, monitoring their glucose levels,…
The genus Hypanus consists of ten known species distributed along coastal habitats worldwide. Until recently, only two species —known as…
One of the more unheralded scientific advancements of the past couple decades has been our seeming mastery of genetics. Today,…
A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the blood concentrations of testosterone in males, and this…
Hannah Richardson, 24, undergoes a brain scan as part of the Primary Prevention Trial for Alzheimer’s disease led by Washington…