Genetic surveillance: Is our most sensitive information secure?
Exploring why genetic surveillance is not science fiction, but rather a reality of the modern era.
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DNA
Another sibling at 65? DNA testing is redefining the modern family
I remember the day well. It was a Sunday afternoon several months ago when I received this text from my oldest daughter – “I think
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Conspiracy theories: Bigfoot, UFOs, and … genomics?
Information is powerful. It can influence beliefs and behaviors. Conspiracy theories, like those about Bigfoot and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), are a form of information
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When DNA ancestry tests reveal something surprising
“Hey, we’re half French,” was the text from my brother a couple of months ago, accompanying a screenshot of his Ancestry.com results. I found this
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Genealogical websites and the future of catching criminals
Last week, a suspect in California’s notorious Golden State Killer cases was captured after decades in hiding. In the end, Joseph James DeAngelo, a former
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CRISPR: A democratizing technology calls for democratic dialogue
By now, you may have read stories about a gene editing technique called CRISPR/Cas9. CRISPR is poised to revolutionize the biological sciences because it’s the
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Intelligence and genetic essentialism
In 1869, Francis Galton reasoned that if human intellect was determined to be hereditary, then it “would be quite practicable to produce a highly-gifted race
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The Human Genome Project: Celebrating its successes
The Human Genome Project was one of the great scientific achievements in history—an international research effort to sequence and map the human genome. In 1998,
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In case you missed it: Coping with tragedy, DNA and Recyclemania!
We hope your weekend is off to a great start. Catch up on the news, announcements, events and headlines you may have missed this week.
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