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Features
So Should I Eat Apples, or Not?
Two different microbiome tests give me conflicting dietary advice. Only one lets me verify the science behind it.
By
Richard Sprague
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The Language of DNA Should Rewrite English, Too
Jargon from the pre-genomics era blinds us to new possibilities.
By
Lee Cooper
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Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth Has Already Had an Unintended Consequence
But it’s positive.
By
Britt Wray
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Blockchains Won’t Fix the Problem with Genomics
If you’ve been waiting to get your genome sequenced, will a virtual token really make you change your mind?
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Anna Nowogrodzki
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How Much Are Your Body Parts Worth?
We’re only talking legal sales here.
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Mallory Pickett
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The Genius of Our Lizard Brain
Emotions don’t get in the way of rational thought, says Antonio Damasio. They make it possible.
By
Moheb Costandi
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BOOK REVIEW
Are You a Wizard or a Prophet?
A new book argues that technology and environmentalism clash. But that’s not a useful way to think about the future.
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Diana Crow
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Q&A
The Human Operating System Gets an Overhaul
Forget editing genes. This guy wants to write brand-new ones.
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Steven Kotler
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When Algorithms Are Running the Asylum
Psychiatry’s biggest breakthrough in decades might come from machines that don’t need to understand the mind at all.
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Stephanie Pappas
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SERIES
Power to the Patients
Racing against his own genetic disorder, Onno Faber is giving people with rare diseases the tools to make medicine work for them.
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Grace Rubenstein
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Q&A
Will a $5,000 Checkup Save Your Life?
Craig Venter is betting that something is lurking in your body and you’d better address it now.
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Jane Metcalfe
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The Genetically Engineered Astronaut
Can we create people who are optimized for ultra-long space travel?
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Marcus Woo
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Women Finally Get the Fertility Test They Deserve
A trailblazing genetic scan could bring the tools of precision medicine to a woefully understudied field.
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Julia Faith Sklar
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Biotech Breakthroughs and Big Ideas in 2018
Scientists and entrepreneurs tell us what they’re looking for.
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proto.life
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Q&A
Ancient Fables for the Neobiological Age
What “Frankenstein” and the golem tell us about the power and responsibility of science.
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Brian Bergstein
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