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The majority of U.S. adults would support gene editing embryos to protect babies against disease, according to a new poll.

Poll: Two Thirds of Americans Support Human Gene Editing to Cure Disease

By Jon Christian

Researchers from Caltech demonstrate a new DNA origami technique by playing the world's smallest game of tic-tac-toe on a DNA board.

Scientists Used DNA to Play the Tiniest Game of Tic-Tac-Toe Ever

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have modified a common houseplant with a bit of rabbit DNA to improve its ability to remove toxins from the air.

A Houseplant With Rabbit DNA Could Purify the Air in Your Home

By Kristin Houser

Mutated Animals Show Why Gene Editing Isn’t Ready for Human Trials

Mutated Animals Show Why Gene Editing Isn’t Ready for Human Trials

By Kristin Houser

A new startup called Nebula Genomics wants to reward you for your genomic data in the form of "Nebula credits." But will those ever be worth anything?

This Blockchain Startup Wants to Pay You for Your DNA Data

By Victor Tangermann

The Arch Foundation plans to encode important books and crowdsourced images into synthetic DNA molecules and store them on the Moon.

A Nonprofit Plans to Store Human Knowledge in DNA and Store It on the Moon

By Jon Christian

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Scientists Wiped Out a Mosquito Population by Hacking Their DNA With CRISPR

By Kristin Houser

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Spotify Will Make a Playlist Based on Your DNA

By Jon Christian

This Week in Science: Sept 15-21

This Week in Science: Sept 15-21

By Victor Tangermann

Creating Genetically Modified Babies Is “Morally Permissible,” Says Ethics Committee

Creating Genetically Modified Babies Is “Morally Permissible,” Says Ethics Committee

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: US Officials Plan to Use DNA Tests to Reunite Migrant Children With Their Families

The Digest: US Officials Plan to Use DNA Tests to Reunite Migrant Children With Their Families

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: The UK Is Creating a Database of Citizens’ DNA and Other Biometrics

The Digest: The UK Is Creating a Database of Citizens’ DNA and Other Biometrics

By Kristin Houser

Scientists Just Stored The Hottest Album From 1998 In Literal DNA

Scientists Just Stored The Hottest Album From 1998 In Literal DNA

By Victor Tangermann

DNA Tests Can Take Some of the Guesswork out of Treating Depression

DNA Tests Can Take Some of the Guesswork out of Treating Depression

By Kristin Houser

You Know That Romaine-Linked Outbreak? DNA Tech Is Fixing It.

You Know That Romaine-Linked Outbreak? DNA Tech Is Fixing It.

By Kristin Houser

DNA Marketplace Helix Will Offer Tests For Serious Diseases. 23andMe Is About to Get Some Serious Competition.

DNA Marketplace Helix Will Offer Tests For Serious Diseases. 23andMe Is About to Get Some Serious Competition.

By Claudia Geib

Finding Dates via DNA Is Scientifically Questionable — and Overall a Bad Idea

Finding Dates via DNA Is Scientifically Questionable — and Overall a Bad Idea

By Claudia Geib

Exploring Animals’ “Junk DNA” Could Help Us Fight Human Diseases

Exploring Animals’ “Junk DNA” Could Help Us Fight Human Diseases

Susceptible to Heart Disease? Gene Editing Could Change That

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Sorry, DNA-Based Diets Don’t Work

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Now a Person’s Genes Could Reveal Their Time of Death

Masters of Our DNA: Designer Bodies Are Not Science Fiction

Masters of Our DNA: Designer Bodies Are Not Science Fiction

By Jolene Creighton

First U.S. Human Embryo Gene Editing Experiment Successfully “Corrects” a Heart Condition

First U.S. Human Embryo Gene Editing Experiment Successfully “Corrects” a Heart Condition

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Sentient Digital Avatars from Black Mirror

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Sentient Digital Avatars from Black Mirror

Welcome to The Future, A Place Where Everyone Knows Your Genetic Code

Welcome to The Future, A Place Where Everyone Knows Your Genetic Code

By Alexandra Ossola

Humans Share Genes With Lampreys That Repair the Fish’s Spinal Cord

Humans Share Genes With Lampreys That Repair the Fish’s Spinal Cord

By Claudia Geib

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New CRISPR Gene Editing Experiment Slows Down Hearing Loss

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DNA That Folds Like Origami Has Applications for Drug-Delivering Nanobots

Scientists Developed a Way to Precisely Edit Genes in the Human Brain

Scientists Developed a Way to Precisely Edit Genes in the Human Brain

A US Senator Wants Tighter DNA Testing Kit Restrictions

A US Senator Wants Tighter DNA Testing Kit Restrictions

One Way to End Meth Addiction? Alter the DNA of Addicts Using Gene Therapy

One Way to End Meth Addiction? Alter the DNA of Addicts Using Gene Therapy

Watch CRISPR Edit DNA in Real Time

Watch CRISPR Edit DNA in Real Time

By Chelsea Gohd

For the First Time, Scientists Used Gene Editing Inside a Living Patient

For the First Time, Scientists Used Gene Editing Inside a Living Patient

Bad DNA Tests Are Getting Innocent People Convicted

Bad DNA Tests Are Getting Innocent People Convicted

Scientists Want to Create a Universe in a Lab, And They Actually Could

Scientists Want to Create a Universe in a Lab, And They Actually Could

By Zeeya Merali

Scientists Just Used Gene Editing to Remove a Fatal Blood Disorder From Human Embryos

Scientists Just Used Gene Editing to Remove a Fatal Blood Disorder From Human Embryos

By Jolene Creighton

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Overlooked DNA Leads Researchers to The “Big Bang” of Immune Cell Development

Nanobots Made of DNA Can Now Carry and Sort Molecular Cargo

Nanobots Made of DNA Can Now Carry and Sort Molecular Cargo

By Alexandra Ossola

23andMe is Raising $200 Million to Make Drugs From Your DNA

23andMe is Raising $200 Million to Make Drugs From Your DNA

Two Forensic DNA Analysis Techniques Are Under Fire for Serious Inaccuracies

Two Forensic DNA Analysis Techniques Are Under Fire for Serious Inaccuracies

By Claudia Geib

New DNA Evidence Confirms Existence of Female Viking Warriors

New DNA Evidence Confirms Existence of Female Viking Warriors

A “Fourth-Generation” DNA Base Editor Could Replace CRISPR

A “Fourth-Generation” DNA Base Editor Could Replace CRISPR

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Scientists Have Identified 22 Genes Associated with Intelligence

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Recent Human Gene Editing Trial in the US

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Recent Human Gene Editing Trial in the US

Researchers Hacked Into DNA and Encoded it With Malware

Researchers Hacked Into DNA and Encoded it With Malware

A New Gene Editing Technique Could Finally Allow Us to Treat ALS

A New Gene Editing Technique Could Finally Allow Us to Treat ALS

A New Gene Editing Breakthrough Could Allow Us to Transplant Pig Organs Into Humans

A New Gene Editing Breakthrough Could Allow Us to Transplant Pig Organs Into Humans

By Patrick Caughill

Expert Argues That Gene Editing Will Widen Economic Class Gap

Expert Argues That Gene Editing Will Widen Economic Class Gap

By Claudia Geib

Scientists Unravel the Mystery of DNA Organization

Scientists Unravel the Mystery of DNA Organization

New Study Shows That Only About 25% Of Our DNA is Functional

New Study Shows That Only About 25% Of Our DNA is Functional

Scientists Just Encoded a GIF into the DNA of Bacteria Using CRISPR

Scientists Just Encoded a GIF into the DNA of Bacteria Using CRISPR

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Stanford’s Final Exams Pose Question About the Ethics of Genetic Engineering

Researchers Brought Back a Pox Virus Using Mail-Order DNA and it Only Cost $100,000

Researchers Brought Back a Pox Virus Using Mail-Order DNA and it Only Cost $100,000

Powerful New Cloning Technique Can Clone Thousands of Genes at Once

Powerful New Cloning Technique Can Clone Thousands of Genes at Once

Scientists Capture DNA Replication On Video for the First Time. Here’s What it Revealed.

Scientists Capture DNA Replication On Video for the First Time. Here’s What it Revealed.

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A World First CRISPR Trial Will Edit Genes Inside the Human Body

Research Indicates You’re a Night Owl or Early Riser because of Genetics

Research Indicates You’re a Night Owl or Early Riser because of Genetics

By Jolene Creighton

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Watch: Do We Really Share 99% of Our DNA With Chimps?

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Tech Leaders Say You Could Be Storing Data in Your DNA in the Next 10 Years

Previously Undetectable DNA Could Be Responsible for Brain Disorders

Previously Undetectable DNA Could Be Responsible for Brain Disorders

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Scientists Just Surgically Removed HIV DNA From Live Animals

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Glowing Worms Prove Environmental Changes Can Affect Genes for 14 Generations

By Chelsea Gohd

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Scientists Witnessed DNA Protecting Itself From Radiation

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Genetics 2.0: Scientists Have Officially Created a New Kind of Child

By Christianna Reedy