Hepatitis C virus tracking could be made easier by next generation sequencing
The information from sequencing would help epidemiologists trace the disease
Scientists built a 4D map of cell division
Cell division involves around 600 different proteins — it could take five or so years to study a single protein
How much does genetics affect political beliefs? Does it even matter?
Twin studies, the bedrock of genetic studies of political attitudes, may not be as solid as once thought
Here's why many CRISPR/Cas9 experiments could be wrong – and how to fix them
Researchers assumed that CRISPR was turning off genes. They shouldn't have
CRISPR technology for human gene editing is promising, but serious scientific and ethical concerns remain
Multiple sectors of society must be involved in the regulation and applications of CRISPR to medicine
Genomics has a diversity problem. Here's how scientists are tackling it
At ASHG, researchers are seeing that using only data from white Europeans is leading to incorrect conclusions
We can use genes to find serial killers, but how much more can they really tell us?
Using genetic data from over 100,000 individuals, it is now possible to do everything from finding genetic predictors of disease to tracking murderers
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Carl Zimmer explores the mysteries and contradictions of genetics
In 'She Has Her Mother's Laugh,' Zimmer reveals the lawlessness of our genes
We still don't know all the consequences of gene manipulation
Genome meddling to cure diseases is often worth the risk, but nothing else is just yet
BRCA genes are more complicated than most people think
Genes long considered risk factors are about much more than cancer: they help DNA repair