Genetics

Organ-specific biological clocks are the latest tool for predicting and treating both chronic disease and overall aging.

Autism is highly heritable—but is it a disease? Should it be cured? Could screening for it lead to eugenics? We explore the complicated landscape.

Fauna Bio mines squirrel genomes for clues to developing new drugs for humans.

Researchers have designed a light-activated genetic kill switch to prevent male chicks from hatching, since they have no economic value.

These innovators are using their own bodies to build evidence for their hypotheses.

What to expect in genetic engineering, neuroscience, psychedelics, longevity research, digital health, food, human performance, wellbeing, and of course, ChatGPT.

A new technique for same sex conception for men raises some tricky questions.

Humans are forever altering these mythical islands through unnatural selection. Rewilding them entails finding a delicate balance between the needs of turtles, tourists—and local residents.

Maybe the science is finally catching up with BioViva CEO Elizabeth Parrish.

The ARDD meeting in Copenhagen this month featured new money, old experiments, endless enthusiasm, and a palpable sense of possibility.