The bankruptcy of genetic-testing pioneer 23andMe is a powerful cautionary tale. After going public in 2021 with a $3.5 billion valuation, the company’s market cap plummeted to less than $13.5 million ...

Humans love to play with their food—in fact, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we explore how we’ve learned to manipulate plant genetics, from ...

Georgia Burton is making the most of her opportunities at the University of Maine at Fort Kent as she pursues her ultimate ...

Understanding genetics, at least at some level, is fundamental for making decisions in today’s world, said Leslie Pick, professor and chair of the University of Maryland Department of Entomology. “You ...

This story is one of many exploring recent advances in the science of longevity and aging. The following few articles in the series, including this one, will focus on the relationship between genetics ...