Genetics

Hit with a rare disease, Onno Faber formed a startup to hack it — and he’s taking on conventional medicine in the process.

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.

William Trubridge is shredding world records in free diving. Is the secret to his success lurking in his genome?