41 Results
How Your Body Knows What Time It Is
Uncovering the molecules that keep our mind and body in a daily rhythm.
The John, Paul, George, and Ringo of Genes
A pictorial map of the genes that unite all life.
Aging Is a Communication Breakdown
Genes that can’t express themselves may be hallmarks of cancer.
Gene Drives Reach Mammals
A new genetic technology that can quickly change entire populations gets broader.
It’s the End of the Gene As We Know It
We are not nearly as determined by our genes as once thought.
What’s Wrong with Bananas
How industrial agriculture stole sex from our most important fresh fruit crop.
Why the Earth Has Fewer Species Than We Think
A primer on the epigenome.
Social Inequality Leaves a Genetic Mark
When genetic structure follows social structure.
It’s Time to Make Human-Chimp Hybrids
The humanzee is both scientifically possible and morally defensible.
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