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23andMe now claims its DNA tests can predict your risk of diabetes
Health It still needs to be compared to current screening tools. 23andMe has a new test that tells you your genetic risk for diabetes, but its unclear whether it works as well as current screening...
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Your genes might influence how well your birth control works
Health Birth control pills affect all women differently—including how well they work. A study found people with particular gene variants, normal alterations to the human genome, metabolize one birth...
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Rethinking what sets humans apart starts with asking if we're special at all
Animals Excerpt: Humanimal All the things that we consider as part of the human condition—speech, language, consciousness, tool use, art, music, material culture, commerce, agriculture,…
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Southern California's mountain lions might soon go extinct
Environment It's also a warning for the many other isolated populations of big cats across the state In 2011, wildlife researchers in Southern California were overjoyed to find that a new male...
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How we breed the best (and worst) apples
Science Apples all come from the same tree. Planting apples is a game of chance in which every seed is a wild card. The pome's genetics are so diverse that kernels from the same core sprout into...
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This woman's genetic mutation shields her from pain and anxiety
Health Her case could help researchers find new ways to alleviate depression. When a 66-year old woman at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, Scotland, told her doctor that her severely arthritic hand was...
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Megapixels: CRISPR turned these lizards into ghosts
Animals Albino lizards? For spring? Groundbreaking In an eye-popping reptilian first, researchers were able to genetically modify a reptile embryo using the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR. The...
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To protect the world's pasta, scientists peered inside fettuccine's DNA
Science Durum wheat's genome will help scientists make the crop hardier. From couscous to corallini, people all around the world enjoy foods made with durum wheat. Now scientists have sequenced its...
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Why don’t we grow to be 10 feet tall?
Ask Us Anything Thank millions of years of evolution. And your parents. Our genes account for about 70 to 80 percent of our eventual height, but what keeps us from reaching extreme heights.
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Why do cats—and so many other animals—look like they’re wearing socks?
Animals The possibilities of pigmentation are endless. Piebaldism is the result of a mutation in the KIT gene, which causes an unusual distribution of melanocytes—the cells that give eyes, skin, and...
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