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genetics

Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of 23andMe, smiling and pointing to a trophy while standing in front of stylized pink DNA strands on a surreal background.

What Happened Before 23andMe Lost 99.8% of Its Value?

23andMe promised to tell you where you came from. Now, it's not clear where your genetic data is going. With a Chapter 11 filing, a 99.8 percent drop in market value and its founder stepping down to bid on what’s left, the fall of this one-time biotech unicorn is a case study in platform hubris, data monetization and the fatal flaw of a one-time-use business model.
By Shreyas Sinha

This Artist’s Medium Is DNA, and Her Current Project Is a Love Virus

The virus is presented in ten glowing pink vials, and theoretically is designed to increase the production of oxytocin, which increases feelings of empathy, monogamy and bonding.
By Osman Can Yerebakan
There’s still a way to go from editing single-cell embryos to a full-term ‘designer baby.’

Editing Human Embryos With CRISPR Is Moving Ahead—Now’s the Time to Consider Ethics

Now is the time to figure out how we want to see this gene-editing path unfold.
By Jessica Berg
Over millennia, nature has evolved an incredible information storage medium – DNA.

Storing Data in DNA Brings Nature Into the Digital Universe

By Luis Ceze and Karin Strauss
What can a single person’s flu infection tell you about how the virus changes around the world?

How Flu Changes Within the Human Body May Hint at Future Global Trends

By Katherine Xue and Jesse Bloom
DNA microarray (Wikimedia Commons)

The Great DNA Debate: The Case for and Against Genetic Testing

By Judy Mandell

Inflammation: The Battle to the Death Inside Our Bodies

By David B. Samadi
Genome Data Visualizer (Flikr).

Genetic Testing Is a Cancer Game Changer

By David B. Samadi
(New York Waterfront, USA, (photo: Edwin Jiminez/Getty Images)

Here Are 7 Things Men Must Know About Their Health

By David B. Samadi
US para-troopers of the Army's 4th 25 Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) jump with parachute during a military drill near the village of Ramjan on May 27, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ARMEND NIMANI (Photo credit should read ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images)

How Genetic Testing Can Strengthen The Army of the Future

By Marc Siegel

Bro Turkeys Slaying Mad Babes Show Hotness Is Genetic

By Molly Mulshine
We know what we want for Easter next year (Screengrab: Buzz60)

With Creation of Glow-in-the-Dark Bunnies, Science Finally Makes Itself Useful

By Molly Mulshine
Hot. (Photo: NickolayLamm.com)

Scientist Predicts We’re Turning Into Bratz Dolls

By Molly Mulshine
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