David Adam
Why the UK wants to share everything it knows about the genetics of 500,000 Britons
Britain is profiling the genes, health and lifestyles of its citizens and handing the results to scientists across the world ...
Emerging field of ‘social genomics’ comes with ethical, societal risks: ‘Who’s going to benefit?’
By looking at the genomes of people living in former coal-mining areas, [geneticist Abdel Abdellaoui] has found genetic signatures associated ...
If we classified aging as a disease, would it change the way we treat it?
What would change if we classified aging itself as the disease? David Sinclair, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School, is ...
Challenging the notion that people with ‘dark personalities’ are more successful
The dark side of human personality has long fascinated the public and psychologists alike. Research has linked unpleasant traits such ...
Has genetic analysis identified Jack the Ripper?
Forensic scientists say they have finally fingered the identity of Jack the Ripper, the notorious serial killer who terrorized the ...