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Direct-to-Consumer Liquid Biopsy
Illumina, Investors Launch Consumer Genetics Firm
23andMe Enters Drug Development
FDA OKs 23andMe Test
23andMe Partners with Pfizer
23andMe Expands to U.K.
On Race and Medicine
$1,000 Genome at Last?
GeneLink Settles
Speaking of Science
23andMe Steps Back
23andMe Now Facing Lawsuit
FDA to 23andMe: Stop Marketing Kits
Genetics Firm Gets Baby-Predicting Patent
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Babies Form Memories. Why Do Adults Forget Them?
Scientists have long thought that babies can’t form experiential memories. Turns out, they can. Adults just can’t remember them.
Universe 25 Experiment
A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.
Sex Determination: It’s in the Genes—Sometimes
Animals across the tree of life have developed a mind-boggling variety of ways to become male or female.
Severance versus Science: The Neuroscience of Split-Brain Syndrome
While the Severance procedure is fictional, some scientists argue that surgical separation of the left and right hemispheres really can create two minds in one brain.
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Stem Cell Strategies for Skin Repair
In this webinar, Michael Longaker and Maksim Plikus will discuss stem cell approaches for wound healing and skin regeneration.
