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50,000 'knots' scattered throughout our DNA control gene activityThe mapping of 50,000 mysterious "knots" in the human genome may someday lead to the development of new cancer drugs, researchers say.
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CRISPR could soon be used to edit fetal DNA — are we ready?Medical anthropologist and bioethicist Julia Brown says scientists and nonscientists need to talk about whether and how we should use CRISPR to edit the fetal genome.
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'Enhancing' future generations with CRISPR is a road to a 'new eugenics,' says ethicist Rosemarie Garland-Thomson"Eugenics seeks to improve by eliminating the characteristics considered at a particular time and place to be disadvantages and to maximize those considered normal."
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'Who are we to say they shouldn't exist?': Dr. Neal Baer on the threat of CRISPR-driven eugenicsDr. Neal Baer discusses a new book about the incredible promise and potential pitfalls of CRISPR gene-editing technology.
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Largest animal genome sequenced — and just 1 chromosome is the size of the entire human genomeScientists sequenced the largest known animal genome in a species of lungfish — ancient fish that breathe air.
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Some people recover from ALS — now, we might know whyA rare gene variant may explain why a subset of patients with ALS recover from the deadly disease.
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Why genetic testing can't always reveal the sex of a babyGender and sex are more complicated than X and Y chromosomes.
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Restless legs syndrome tied to 140 'hotspots' in the genomeA new study has identified more than 140 novel genetic risk factors associated with the development of restless legs syndrome.
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'Fossil viruses' embedded in the human genome linked to psychiatric disordersCertain stretches of ancient viral DNA in the human genome may increase the chances of developing three neuropsychiatric disorders.
