New York Times
Cancers united by common genetic patterns
Evidence grows that cancers are best defined by their genetic fingerprints, not their organ of origin ...
Cancer centers race to map patients’ genes
The following is an excerpt. Major academic medical centers in New York and around the country are spending and recruiting ...
Fish’s DNA may explain how fins turned to feet
The following is an excerpt. In the hope of reconstructing a pivotal step in evolution — the colonization of land ...
Middle school experiment suggests health benefits of organic food — for fruit flies, at least
A student's experiment, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that flies fed on organic fruits and veggies were healthier ...
Human genome, then and now
The following is an excerpt. Eight years of work, thousands of researchers around the world, $1 billion spent — and ...
Justices wary of bold action on gene patenting
The following is an excerpt. WASHINGTON — In a lively hearing Monday, the Supreme Court struggled to find a narrow ...
Report on U.S. meat sounds alarm on resistant bacteria
The following is an excerpt. More than half of samples of ground turkey, pork chops and ground beef collected from ...
Supremes debate human gene patents, but are they too late?
The Supreme Court is poised to take up the highly charged question of whether human genes can be patented. But ...
Will synthetic biology benefit or threaten wild things?
The following is an excerpt. Will synthetic biology help or hinder conservation efforts? This was the question asked at a ...
Food politics creates rift in panel on labeling
The following is an excerpt. The politics of genetically modified food has created a rift in a policy-setting committee of ...
Why do GMO’s need protection?
The following is an excerpt. The override is unnecessary as well as disgraceful, because the U.S.D.A. is already overly supportive ...
Should Monsanto be allowed to bring GM crops to Vietnam?
The following is an excerpt. HO CHI MINH CITY — It’s 5 a.m. and the streets already are buzzing. People ...
Henrietta Lacks and genetic privacy
The Lackses’ experiences over the last 60 years foretold nearly every major ethical issue raised by research on human tissues ...
Letters: Knowing what’s in the food we eat
Two letters to the editor about the debate over GM-labeling are excerpted below. On the pro-labeling side: Andrew Kimbrell, Executive DirectorCenter for ...
Why label genetically engineered food?
The following is an edited excerpt. Any private company has the right to require its suppliers to meet labeling standards ...
Five major mental disorders share genetic link
The following is an edited excerpt. The psychiatric illnesses seem very different — schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, major depression and ...
Supreme court defends Monsanto’s patent on soybean
The following is an excerpt. WASHINGTON — A freewheeling and almost entirely one-sided argument at the Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that ...
DNA test for rare disorders becomes more routine
The following is an excerpt. A new kind of testing is proving particularly helpful in diagnosing mysterious neurological illnesses in ...
Biotech companies lobby to limit competitive drugs
The following is an excerpt. Biological drugs are made from large molecules, and the processes, involving living cells, are more ...
Can genes determine whether your kid aces the SATs?
More than ever, a child’s academic future depends on standardized testing scores. The pressure to perform well can be intense, ...
Pigeon DNA supports Darwin’s work
The following is an excerpt. Pigeon breeding, Darwin argued, was an analogy for what happened in the wild. Nature played ...
Wal-Mart may back GM labeling initiative
The U.S.'s largest grocery store operator has been discussing lobbying for a national labeling program ...
Mishandling of DNA evidence found in over 50 cases at NYC crime lab
The following is an excerpt. The New York City medical examiner’s office said Thursday that it had discovered more than ...
Biotech firms lobby states to limit generic drug competition
Some of the nation’s biggest biotechnology companies are lobbying state-by-state to limit competition from genetic drugs; this could add billions ...
Not sleeping well? Your DNA may be partly to blame
The following is an excerpt. By late January many of us residing in northern latitudes aren’t sleeping well, overeat and ...
Mutations found in melanomas may shed light on how cancers grow
The following is an excerpt. In a leap forward in understanding the basic science of one of the most lethal ...
Leishmaniasis: Genetic link found in far-flung victims of a lethal form of a parasitic disease
Whether someone bitten by a sandfly goes on to develop the most lethal form of leishmaniasis is determined partly by the victim’s ...
Knowing you carry a cancer gene
The oncologist called me alone to the exam room, and I told her the story I had revealed to more ...
