Christina Agapakis
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Audio: How genetic engineering is creating flavors like vanilla, saffron and grapefruit
While the technology to evaluate the flavor molecules of a particular food have become increasingly sophisticated in the past century, ...
DNA stories
What if personalized medicine never happens? What if the promised therapies tailored to our unique genomes just never materialize? Although ...
New book delves into synthetic biology and the origin of life on Earth
The following is an excerpt. What is the origin of life on Earth? What is the future of life in ...

23andMe’s first patent on gene variant for Parkinson’s disease raises hopes, hackles
The recent news of 23andMe’s first patent shows how patents on natural genes continue despite the complex legal situation faced ...