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Do your genes influence who you love?
Imagine a dating site where, in addition to a completed survey, you have to submit a genetic profile. This could ...
Did early Earth RNA really form on Mars?
At this year’s Goldschmidt conference in Florence, Steve Benner, a molecular biophysicist and biochemist at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution will present the ...
Studying the human genome, ten and counting
The following is an editorial summary. In this interview, Eric D. Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, ...
Creepy or cool? Portraits derived from DNA in hair and gum found in public places
The following is an excerpt of a longer story. It started with hair. Donning a pair of rubber gloves, Heather Dewey-Hagborg collected ...
Scientists published Henrietta Lacks’ genome without the consent of her family
The following is an excerpt. In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a poor black mother of five living near Baltimore, died from ...
Geneticists try to date the publication of the Illiad
The following is an excerpt. The Iliad—Homer’s story of the Trojan War, and the battle between Agamemon and Achilles—is one of ...
Can your genes predict when you’ll die?
In Greek myth, the amount of time a person spent on earth was determined at birth by the length of ...
The genetics behind Venus, the mysterious two-faced cat
A cat named Venus is one of the most famous felines on the planet. The three-year-old torty has her own ...
