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Opinion: The Nature of Social Inequalities in Great Britain
Regional differences in wealth in the UK are tied to genetic variants related to education—and migration is only widening the gap.
Opinion: The Nature of Social Inequalities in Great Britain
Opinion: The Nature of Social Inequalities in Great Britain

Regional differences in wealth in the UK are tied to genetic variants related to education—and migration is only widening the gap.

Regional differences in wealth in the UK are tied to genetic variants related to education—and migration is only widening the gap.

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Opinion: How to Define Life
John D. Loike and Robert Pollack | May 2, 2019 | 3 min read
As artificial life forms become more sophisticated, we propose a simple list of criteria to determine whether synthetic biological organisms and robots are living beings.
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Opinion: Individuals Are Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts
Itzhak Mizrahi and Fotini Kokou | Mar 1, 2019 | 2 min read
The study of evolution requires consideration of organisms’ microbiomes.
Opinion: The Central Dogma of Mitochondrial Genetics Needs Rewriting
John D. Loike | Dec 12, 2018 | 3 min read
The recent discovery of 17 people who have inherited maternal and paternal lines of mitochondrial DNA has major ramifications for medical and ancestry research.
Opinion: Don’t Ban the Use of CRISPR in Embryos
John D. Loike | Nov 29, 2018 | 2 min read
Despite a premature and ethically sketchy claim of genome editing in twin girls, an outright prohibition could blunt promising, responsible progress.
Opinion: The New Frontiers of Epigenetics
John D. Loike | Nov 12, 2018 | 3 min read
Newly developed techniques could propel a field already advancing rapidly to complement modern medicine.
Opinion: Consumer DNA Testing Is Crossing into Unethical Territories
John D. Loike | Aug 16, 2018 | 4 min read
Data don’t support many direct-to-consumer products, from telomere assessments to bespoke diets based on genetic sequences.
Opinion: How We Found a New Way to Detect “Hidden Sharks”
Judith Bakker and Stefano Mariani | May 7, 2018 | 4 min read
Given the speed and efficiency of environmental (eDNA) sampling, a much larger portion of the sea can be screened, in a shorter time, for patterns of diversity.
Opinion: No, FDA Didn’t Really Approve 23andMe’s BRCA Test
Cecile Janssens | Mar 19, 2018 | 3 min read
Rather, the breast cancer mutation screen was classified as a type of medical device with obligations for the company to reduce risks to customers.
Opinion: Genome Editing of Human Embryos Broadens Ethics Discussions
Françoise Baylis | Oct 10, 2017 | 4 min read
Scientists are using a powerful gene editing technique to understand how human embryos develop.
Opinion: Get to Know Why People Openly Share Genomic Data
Tobias Haeusermann | May 9, 2017 | 3 min read
It’s not only about health but also about exploring ancestry and contributing to science.
Opinion: Beyond the Model
Beth Rowan and Daniel Koenig | Nov 29, 2011 | 4 min read
How next-generation sequencing technologies will drive a new era of research on non-model organisms.
Opinion: Thinking Outside the Genome
Stephen Friend | Oct 1, 2011 | 4 min read
By extending its reach beyond science, the field of omics will change the way we live our lives.
Opinion: Animals with Human Material
Martin Bobrow | Sep 21, 2011 | 3 min read
Careful oversight is required to ensure that chimeras and transgenic animals continue to serve as powerful biomedical research tools.
Opinion: IP problems for personal med
Jennifer Gordon, Steve Lendaris and Anna Volftsun | Jun 14, 2011 | 3 min read
Legal battles over gene patents and uncooperative patent holders threaten the widespread implementation of personalized medicine.
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