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genetics & genomics, culture

Capsule Reviews
Annie Gottlieb | Feb 1, 2013 | 3 min read
The Science of Love, Bad Pharma, Genes, Cells and Brains, and Nature Wars
Genetic Deodorant
Jef Akst | Jan 18, 2013 | 1 min read
People carrying a certain gene variant that dictates fresh underarms are less likely to wear antiperspirant.
Opinion: Talking Genomics
Trevor Quirk | Nov 13, 2012 | 5 min read
The crucial importance of language in the debate over the regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic tests
The Stuff of Nightmares
Cristina Luiggi | Aug 1, 2012 | 4 min read
Researchers working in war-torn countries find hints to the molecular roots of posttraumatic stress disorder.
DNA Truth or Dare
Sam Kean | Jul 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Learning the intricacies of your own genetic profile is a double-edged sword.
Book Excerpt from The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, As Written By Our Genetic Code
Sam Kean | Jun 30, 2012 | 3 min read
In Chapter , "Genes, Freaks, DNA," author Sam Kean draws parallels between the lives of Gregor Mendel and Johannes Friedrich Miescher, who both made scientific discoveries that were truly ahead of their times.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | Mar 1, 2012 | 3 min read
The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess, The Forever Fix, Connectome, and DNA USA
Video Gamers Help Solve Disease
Jef Akst | Dec 20, 2011 | 1 min read
The collective intelligence of thousands of video game players is helping researchers understand the regulation of more than 500 different disease genes.
Teen DNA Detectives
Kerry Grens | Dec 1, 2011 | 1 min read
Genomicist Mark Stoeckle and three high school students have taken do-it-yourself science to a new level. 
Barcode High
Kerry Grens | Dec 1, 2011 | 3 min read
The story of a group of high school students who, with the help of a Rockefeller University researcher, conducted and published studies on the biological provenance of sushi and teas from around New York City.
Pioneers Make More Babies
Jef Akst | Nov 7, 2011 | 1 min read
Women of the French families that colonized Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries had more children and grandchildren than late comers to the region.
DNA Sequencer Sales Going Down
Cristina Luiggi | Nov 2, 2011 | 1 min read
Expecting significant cuts to the federal research budget, scientists are scratching expensive DNA sequencers off their wish lists.
The Human Genome Project, Then and Now
Walter F. Bodmer | Oct 1, 2011 | 3 min read
An early advocate of the sequencing of the human genome reflects on his own predictions from 1986.
Seven New National Medal Winners
Bob Grant | Sep 29, 2011 | 2 min read
A handful of life science researchers will take home the United States' top science honor.
More Thoughts on Humanized Animals
Jef Akst | Sep 27, 2011 | 1 min read
A German ethics council weighs in on the discussion about the use of human-animal chimeras in research.
Get Your Gut Sequenced
Jef Akst | Sep 8, 2011 | 2 min read
A new non-profit endeavor is calling for people to get their gut bacteria sequenced for the sake of science.
Trading Pelts for Pestilence
Jef Akst | Jul 1, 2011 | 3 min read
When European explorers and fishermen began to frequent Canada’s shores in the 16th century, they brought with them a plethora of tools and trinkets, including knives, axes, kettles, and blankets. 
Billion dollar babies of the human genome
Jef Akst | May 14, 2011 | 2 min read
The Human Genome Project has generated nearly $800 billion in economic output and hundreds of thousands of jobs in genomics and related industries.
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