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Parents Are Paying $50,000 to Pick Their Babies’ Eye Color and IQ. Some Experts Say This Is ‘Very Troubling.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jonathan Small | get Genetic Trait Testing Kit → | tags: herasight, nucleus genomics, orchid health

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Here’s how technology transformed babymaking (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jessica Hamzelou | get Smart Baby Monitor → | tags: vitrication, ivf, embryo freezing

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How a passion for baking fermented a fresh career move (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Byrne | tags: microbiome, sourdough, astera institute

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DHS can’t create vast DNA database to track ICE critics, lawsuit says (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-07 | get DNA Testing Kit → | tags: dhs, ice, fbi

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The Download: the tech reshaping IVF and the rise of balcony solar (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-07 | by Thomas Macaulay | get Smart Solar Power Bank → | tags: ivf, mit technology review, balcony solar

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RNA-triggered cell killing with CRISPR–Cas12a2 (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Scholz | tags: crisper-cas12a2, ge-cas12a2, pfs library

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Craig Venter of Human Genome Project Dies at 79 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | get Genomic DNA Extraction Kit → | tags: craig venter, human genome project, genetics

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It’s time to take genetic testing off the pedestal (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-01 | get 23andMe DNA Test Kit → | tags: genetic testing, genomics, medicine

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Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-30 | get Genetic Code Expansion Kit → | tags: genetic code, amino acids, ribosome

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Craig Venter has died (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | tags: craig venter, genetics, genomics

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All life runs on 20 amino acids. These cells run key machinery on just 19 (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-30 | by Dolgin | get Amino Acid Test Kit → | tags: amino acids, escherichia coli, ribosomes

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Roman Empire’s collapse created a genetic melting pot in Europe (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Callaway | get Roman Empire Genetic DNA Kit → | tags: roman empire, ancient genomes, altheim

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Chernobyl’s Wolf Population Is Now 7 Times Higher Than Before the Disaster (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-27 | get Chernobyl Wildlife Tour → | tags: chernobyl, gray wolves, cancer resistance

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Dynamics of genetic and somatic trade-offs in ageing and mortality (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-22 | by Arends | get Genetics and Aging Book → | tags: um-het3, mice, genetics

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‘Beyond Inheritance’ Review: Divisional Danger (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-20 | tags: genetic mutations, cancer, inheritance

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Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Akbari | get Ancient DNA Extraction Kit → | tags: ancient dna, human genomics, eurasians

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Editorial Expression of Concern: Creation of human tumour cells with defined genetic elements (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Hahn | get Genetic Editing Kit → | tags: nature, tumour cells, genetic elements

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The problem with thinking you’re part Neanderthal (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-14 | by Ben Crair | get Neanderthal DNA Test Kit → | tags: neanderthal, homo sapiens, population genetics

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Scientists Discover Potential Path to Treating Down Syndrome (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-13 | get Down Syndrome Awareness Pin → | tags: down syndrome, genetic research, scientists

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DNA-Level Encryption Developed by Researchers to Protect the Secrets of Bioengineered Cells (slashdot.org)

2026-04-12 | by Posted | get DNA Data Storage Kit → | tags: bioengineering, dna encryption, recombinases

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Immolation (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-08 | by Zhang | tags: genetic engineering, gene editing, lung replacement

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Genetics reveal why people respond differently to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-08 | by Loos | tags: glp-1, obesity drugs, nature

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Population-scale repeat expansions elucidate disease risk and brain atrophy (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-08 | by Pounraja | get Genetic Testing Kit → | tags: regeneron genetics center, exome sequencing, twist comprehensive exome

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Scientists Engineered a Plant To Produce 5 Different Psychedelics At Once (slashdot.org)

2026-04-05 | by Posted | get Psychedelic Plant Growing Kit → | tags: plant engineering, psychedelics, s.r. mcelroy

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This Winter Fly Is Doing Something Scientists Didn’t Think Was Possible (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-27 | get Winter Fly Observation Kit → | tags: snow flies, genetics, scientists

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Epigenetic memory of colitis promotes tumour growth (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-25 | by Nagaraja | get Epigenetics and Colitis Book → | tags: colitis, epigenetics, tumor growth

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Scientists Tried to Clone Clones Forever. It Didn’t End Well (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-24 | get DNA Cloning Kit → | tags: cloning, scientists, reproductive technology

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Daily briefing: Tiny bones from Neanderthal fetus point to downfall of the species (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-24 | by Graham | get Neanderthal Fossil Replica → | tags: neanderthals, radiology, ai-generated x-rays

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Juicier Steaks Soon? The UK Approves Testing of Gene-Edited Cow Feed (slashdot.org)

2026-03-21 | by Posted | get Gene-Edited Cow Feed → | tags: gene-edited barley, rothamsted research, cow feed

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This fish shouldn’t exist — the weird genetics of clonal vertebrates (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-11 | by Thompson | get Clonal Fish Genetics Model → | tags: clonal vertebrates, genetics, nature.com