Genetics

Teleported molecules, custom genomes, and other innovations that will deliver on the technology’s biggest promises.

A thriller about cloning, gene editing, and bioengineering is the perfect show for our times.

Leroy Hood, pioneer of systems biology, is trying to upend medicine with a service that tests everything about you. by David Ewing Duncan

A handy chart for sorting out many of the options in DNA analysis.

Companies are using your DNA to customize a diet plan. If it works, it might not be for the reasons advertised.

The secrets in your genes may be worth even more to researchers than they are to you.

Researchers are finding new links between specific genes and intelligence. Can we use this knowledge to make people smarter?

Gene-editing pioneer Jennifer Doudna’s new book reveals her dreams and nightmares about what she has unleashed. by David Ewing Duncan

The MinION cracks open biotech to the masses the way the PC democratized computing. What will we do with this newfound power?

Lynn Hershman Leeson has spent 40 years grappling with cyborgs, genetically modified organisms, and AI.

Seeing a thousand of my potential progeny gave me a glimpse of new things that future parents will stress over

Anorexia may originate in your gut and your DNA, not in fashion magazines. by Christina Farr

Facing troubling news in his DNA, William Trubridge displays a competitive advantage not found in his genome: equanimity. Final chapter in a three-part series

A story about a world record-shattering free diver named William Trubridge, the genes that may explain his success, and a company racing to fill in the gaps in our genomic knowledge.

William Trubridge’s genome reveals some of his superpowers — and why his training is riskier than he ever imagined. Part two of a three-part series.