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Contributors
The Scientist | Sep 1, 2020 | 4 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the September 2020 issue of The Scientist.
Infographic: South America’s Early Prehistory
Shawna Williams | Sep 1, 2020 | 4 min read
Genetics and archaeology yield clues as to when humans first arrived on the continent and how these early settlers lived.
Genome Editing on Board
Bob Grant | Jan 1, 2019 | 3 min read
2018 closed with hubbub surrounding the purported birth of babies whose genomes had been edited using CRISPR. What will 2019 hold for CRISPR’s use in humans?
Ten-Minute Sabbatical
The Scientist | Feb 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.
Watch This Biofilm
The Scientist | Sep 30, 2017 | 1 min read
Researchers encoded moving images in DNA within living cells.
Book Excerpt from Redesigning Life
John Parrington | Nov 30, 2016 | 4 min read
In Chapter 8, author John Parrington explores the intersection of precision genome editing and stem cell technologies.
Notable Science Quotes
The Scientist | Jul 1, 2016 | 2 min read
Human Genome Project-Write; viruses are alpha predators; Zika and the Olympics
The Genetics of Friendship
Jef Akst | Jul 16, 2014 | 2 min read
People tend to choose friends who share their genes, a study suggests.
Going Beyond the Lab
Dean Hamer | Jul 1, 2014 | 5 min read
Scientists who study the biological roots of sexual orientation should continue working with educators, policy-makers, and the public to put their data to good use.
To Study Unfettered
Michael Bailey | Jul 1, 2014 | 4 min read
Researching the causes of sexual orientation should be guided by scientific, not social, concerns.
Birds of a Genome
Jef Akst | May 21, 2014 | 1 min read
Married couples have more similar DNA than random pairs of people, a study shows.
Test Scores Are in the Genes
Jef Akst | Dec 16, 2013 | 2 min read
More than school or family environment, a child’s genetics influences high school exam results.
Don’t Fear DIYbio
Jef Akst | Nov 19, 2013 | 2 min read
Biological tinkerers are not the risk that some have made them out to be, according to a new report.
Review: Errors of the Human Body
Jef Akst | Apr 11, 2013 | 3 min read
This dramatic science fiction film follows a grieving father using his research to understand his infant son’s gruesome death—and explores the culture and ethics of science along the way.
Capsule Reviews
Annie Gottlieb | Mar 1, 2013 | 3 min read
The Undead, Frankenstein's Cat, The Universe Within, and Physics in Mind
Science on Celluloid
Andrew P. Han | Feb 28, 2013 | 4 min read
Scientist? Filmmaker? Alexis Gambis welcomes both labels.
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
True Colors
Nina G. Jablonski | Oct 1, 2012 | 3 min read
The biological and social ramifications of skin pigmentation are too often ignored by scientists, teachers, and the general public.
Book Excerpt from Living Color
Nina G. Jablonski | Sep 30, 2012 | 4 min read
In Chapter 3, "Out of the Tropics," author Nina G. Jablonski, explores the genes behind skin pigmentation and makes the distinction between color and race.
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