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Scientists Can Finally Build Feedback Circuits in Cells
The circuitry could act as control mechanisms in safe, smart cells programmed to kill tumors and treat brain injuries. http://www.wired.com/ -
What Happens When Reproductive Tech Like IVF Goes Awry?
Opinion: Freezers fail. Samples are mislabeled. Embryos get switched. But a lack of regulation leaves those harmed by such negligence ... -
Not Everyone on 23andMe Will Get the Latest Gene Chip Updates
Science gets better and better at decoding people’s genomes … which might be bad news for people who bought into ... -
Man Found Guilty in a Murder Mystery Cracked By Cousins’ DNA
The trial of William Earl Talbott II hinged on a lead from a genealogy site. The verdict will shape the ... -
Wildebeest! Okapi! Giraffe! Ibex! Come Peruse Their Genomes
The Ruminant Genome Project just released the DNA of 44 species of the multi-stomached, headgear-bearing animals, revealing a host of ... -
A Murder Trial Will Allow DNA Evidence From a Genealogy Site
The trial, which hinges on a lead found using DNA on a genealogy site, will not address whether the new ... -
The First Murder Case to Use Family Tree Forensics Goes to Trial
A 32-year-old murder case got its first arrest after police turned to genetic genealogy. Now the technique’s legality is getting ... -
Congress Is Debating—Again—Whether Genes Can Be Patented
Critics worry that a new bill would overturn existing protections of DNA sequences and carve up the world’s genetic resources ... -
A Study Exposes the Health Risks of Gene-Editing Human Embryos
Last year, a Chinese scientist tried to give two babies a mutation to protect them from HIV. But that mutation ... -
How DNA Testing at the US-Mexico Border Will Actually Work
A pilot project to test the DNA of migrant families raises concerns about the rise of a genetic surveillance state. ...
