Genetics
What Is DNA, and How Does It Work?
Coiled inside almost every cell of your body is a molecule that spells out the entire instruction manual for building and running you. DNA is written in just four letters, yet it holds the code for all life on Earth. Here is what DNA is and how it works.
What Is CRISPR, and How Does Gene Editing Work?
Scientists can now rewrite the code of life with a tool borrowed from bacteria. Here is what CRISPR is, how it edits genes, and the first disease it has already cured.
What Is a Biobank, and Who Owns Your DNA?
Millions of people have spit in a tube or joined a health study. Where does that DNA actually go, who controls it, and is it still yours? Here is the plain version.