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Genetics
life in pixels
Oct. 17, 2018
DNA Testing Can’t Tell Us Who We Really Are. It Can Tell the Cops. Like Elizabeth Warren, millions of Americans have taken DNA tests in a search for their heritage, with unintended consequences.
By Max Read
The People Whose Genetic Tests Uncover Mysteries Dealing with the uncertainty of a little-understood genetic mutation can be harder than just getting bad news.
By Carrie Arnold
Yes, There Is a Genetic Component to Intelligence It’s important to recognize what the science says, and, no, that doesn’t lead us inexorably to Nazi race science.
By Jesse Singal
Turns Out Nazis Have Some Pretty Wrong Views About Genetics Just about everyone, everywhere, is a complicated mutt, and stories about “pure” bloodlines are almost always false.
By Jesse Singal
How Adoptees Are Filling In the Holes in Their Family Medical History Genome sequencing can be illuminating, but it’s also an ethical minefield.
By Olivia Campbell
Scientists Want You to Mail Them Your Dog’s Spit They’re hoping dog DNA will help them understand some human diseases.
By Cari Romm
We’ve Run Out of Time to Save the Bulldogs We’ve bred them into terrible health over the years, and now it may be too late to undo our mistake.
By Cari Romm
Scientists Discuss Synthetic Human Genomes in Secret, Scientists-Only Meeting This turns out to be a reliable way to draw public attention to your private meeting about the future of human genetics.
By Melissa Dahl
This Is Why So Many Labrador Retrievers Are So Very Fat Genes found in obese Labs may help scientists better understand how to help some obese humans.
By Melissa Dahl
The Happiness in Your DNA New research offers a clue on the link between genes and well-being, but let’s not get carried away.
By Cari Romm
schizophrenia
Jan. 28, 2016
Scientists Made a Huge Genetic Discovery About Schizophrenia This Week Pinpointing the trigger of the mental disorder may lead the way to better treatments.
By Melissa Dahl
Genetic Engineering for Our Babies Is Real A new gene-editing technique makes “designer babies” seem like the least of our worries.
By Susan Rinkunas
ask an expert
June 19, 2015
A Harvard Geneticist on Jurassic World ’s Science George M. Church is a leading light in the “de-extinction” efforts.
By Nate Jones
The Endless Dance of Genetics and Human History Genes give rise to culture, and culture can determine which genes survive.
By Jesse Singal
mental illness
Sept. 16, 2014
Schizophrenia May Actually Be 8 Disorders in One A new study explains some of the genetic roots of the disease.
By Jesse Singal
Is Denmark a Happy Place Because of Its Genes? This still doesn’t explain why they’re so good-looking.
By Jesse Singal
political psychology
July 11, 2014
Do Your Genes Make You a Democrat? Interesting new research suggests genes help explain our political beliefs — but let’s not get carried away.
By Jesse Singal
There Is No Such Thing As a Dumb Blonde At least not where genetics are concerned.
By Allison P. Davis
Intimate Portraits of Models and Their Moms The fruits of a three-year-long photo project.
By Isabel Wilkinson
It’s Not You, It’s My DNA A gene variation can explain why some people are more attuned than others to relationship problems.
By Maggie Lange
commencement speeches
June 17, 2012
By Andre Tartar
weird science
Mar. 9, 2011
By Nitasha Tiku
weird science
Feb. 14, 2011
By Nitasha Tiku
instant politics
Oct. 30, 2008
Matt Bai and Patricia J. Williams Argue Over Religion in Government and Homeowners’ Role in the Financial Crisis ’New York Times Magazine’ writer Matt Bai and ‘The Nation’ columnist Patricia J. Williams argue over what an Obama presidency might mean for the judiciary and abortion, the current role of religion in government, and whether homeowners aren’t partly to blame for the financial crisis.
in other news
Mar. 20, 2008
The Babies of Jennifer Lopez Are Upon Us! Finally, People has released the first baby photos of J.Lo and Marc Anthony’s infant children, Max and Emme. Aren’t they cute? And don’t they look just like … dad?
