Sequencing HeLa Genome Raising Privacy Concerns
Most widely used cell line in biology came from a woman who never gave consent for anything. Neither did descendants
Genetics
Scientists Working to Clone Extinct Frog
Have grown embryos containing frog's DNA
Algae in Volcanic Pool Borrow Genes From Nearby Bacteria
To survive the heat and toxicity
25 New Gene Variants Linked to Autism
Not necessarily a cause, but a predictive marker
Geneticists Will Study DNA of Sandy Hook School Shooter
Will look for abnormalities that might help explain violent outburst
No Dinosaur Parks in Our Future
DNA can't survive more than a few million years to be cloned
Genetic Testing Answers Old Question: Who Do You Think You Are?
Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey files his third and final dispatch from the Consumer Genetics Conference.
Who's Afraid of Your Genome?
Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey files his second dispatch from the Consumer Genetics Conference.
Virtual Children, Genome Sequencing for Everyone, and Forget Genetic Privacy
Ronald Bailey sends his first dispatch from the Fourth Annual Consumer Genetics Conference
Privatized Genome Research Succeeds in Puerto Rico
Donations fund sequencing for genes of parrot
Parts of DNA Labelled "Junk" May Be Important Switches
Can control genetic activity and may provide insight about disease transmission such as diabetes
Deliberate Breeding of 'Ethical' People is a Moral Obligation
Claims Professor Julian Savulescu of Oxford University
Maybe We Didn't Fool Around with Neanderthals After All
Study suggests DNA similarity due to shared ancestry, not filthy, filthy caveman sex.
The Case for Enhancing People
Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey argues for using biotech, nanotech, and infotech to enhance human physical, intellectual, and emotional capabilities
I'll Show You My Genome. Will You Show Me Yours?
Our science correspondent reveals his genetic code. Soon you will too.
From Yuck to Yippee!
What this year's Nobel Prize for a test tube baby pioneer tells us about the moral endorsement of technology.
A Genetic Testing Dupe?
The government says I am being misled by useless information about my genes. I disagree.
