Genetics

Science & Technology

Florida Begins Release of Genetically Altered Mosquitoes to Prevent Spread of Zika

If the first stage of the program works, up to 750 million mosquitoes could be released in the United States.

Science & Technology

Scientists Say They Can Recreate Living Dinosaurs Within the Next Few Years

Get this: The renowned paleontologist who inspired 'Jurassic Park' is attempting to recreate dinosaurs by reversing the evolution of the modern-day chicken.

Business News

My DNA Test Confirmed It: I'm Not a Morning Person

According to DNAfit, it's not laziness that stops me rousing in the morning.

Technology

Gene Genius

MedGenome conducts genetic tests for over a thousand clinicians and hospitals across India

Thought Leaders

How to Know If You Have the Entrepreneur Gene (If it Even Exists)

Is entrepreneurship caused by nature or nurture? Not that it makes much difference once the bug bites.

Science & Technology

Soon Hiring: Human Trait Designers and 7 Other Out-There Jobs of the Future

Upcoming cultural and technological shifts could lead to a host of new job titles. Here's what you could see on business cards.

Women Entrepreneur™

Mapping our Future: How Women Can Face Challenges in Entrepreneurship

Statistics show that as late as 2017, women only got 2% of the overall funding

Thought Leaders

Are Entrepreneurs Born -- or Made? Research Says 'Born.' But There's a Catch.

Intriguing finding: Identical twins have much higher rates of 'shared entrepreneurial tendencies' than do fraternal twins and the population at large.

Business News

How Genetic Engineering Fixed My Stupid Back

Decades worth of the genetic research helped create the treatments that finally cured my back.

Living

New Study Reveals That 'Night Owls' May Have a Special Genetic Variant

Staying up late may not be your fault -- you were born that way.

Technology

Powering Genomics and Genetic Testing

Genome testing offers us a peak into a scientific future

Business News

A Bill Gates-Backed Gene Editing Startup Is Going Public

Editas Medicine is the first gene-editing medical technology company to file an IPO.

Business News

Scientists and Ethicists Encourage Caution at Gene Summit

The effectiveness and safety of gene editing is still unknown.

Health & Wellness

FDA Clears 23andMe to Provide (Some) Genetic Data to Customers

The startup can now market direct-to-consumer genetic tests that include carrier status, wellness trait and ancestry reports.

Living

New Research Shows DNA Can Be Altered by Trauma, Passed On to Offspring

We pass down more than just height and eye color. Science has shown that we can pass down our environmental experiences through DNA.