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In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published the double helix structure of DNA in a one-page letter to Nature. The paper ended with one of the great understatements in scientific history: "It has …

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When we launched whole genome sequencing two days ago, I expected questions about the science. What I didn't expect was how many people would write to us - before buying anything - to ask a single que …

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Your genome contains approximately 3 billion base pairs of DNA. Packed inside every cell in your body, it's the most complete biological record of who you are — and for most of human history, it …

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Five years ago, if you told a molecular biologist you were going to do CRISPR gene editing in your kitchen, they would have laughed at you. Today, people are doing exactly that - on their dining table …

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Stem cells are funny. They are either a miracle cure for anything that ails you or you’re baby killer for working with them. But like, stem cells are just cool. Can we all just chill out a bit …

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I’ve never been much of a prepper. My family has though. My biological father was an OG prepper back in the 1980s. Weapons and everything. Then in 1999 when my uncle, who just so happened to be the …

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