How Old Are You, Really? New Tests Want to Tell You
Age is just a number—and one you may be able to change. At least that’s the pitch behind Tally Health, a new startup that’s among a crop of companies selling…
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Crispr’s Quest to Slay Donegal Amy
In the 5th century, in early medieval Ireland, Conall Gulban, an Irish king, gave his name to an area of land at the northwest tip of the Irish coast. His…
A More Elegant Form of Gene Editing Progresses to Human Testing
In April 2016, Waseem Qasim, a professor of cell and gene therapy, was captivated by a new scientific paper that described a revolutionary way to manipulate…
There’s a New Explanation for ‘Genetic’ Trait Pairs: Your Parents
Border and his colleagues are not the first to raise the possibility of spurious genetic correlations. When designing studies, geneticists can control for…
The Pandemic Uncovered Ways to Speed Up Science
The pandemic highlighted broad problems in research: that many studies were hyped, error-ridden, or even fraudulent, and that misinformation could spread…
The Era of Fast, Cheap Genome Sequencing Is Here
Comparing those genomes to those of people without schizophrenia has allowed investigators to uncover multiple genes that have a profound impact on a…
There’s New Proof Crispr Can Edit Genes Inside Human Bodies
The Crispr components can’t naturally get into cells on their own, so Intellia uses a delivery system called lipid nanoparticles—essentially tiny fat…
An Effort to ID Tulsa Race Massacre Victims Raises Privacy Issues
But this is far from the first time family members’ genetic material has been used to put names to unidentified remains. Scientists around the world have…
Electric Fish Genomes Reveal How Evolution Repeats Itself
Along the murky bottom of the Amazon River, serpentine fish called electric eels scour the gloom for unwary frogs or other small prey. When one swims by, the…
What If Cells Kept Receipts of Their Gene Expression?
They added the chemical that triggered the first gene (corresponding to barcode A) for 24 hours, followed by the one for the second gene (corresponding to…