What We're Reading

This week we're reading stories about Neanderthal children, the earliest immigrants to the Americas, and about a researcher who spent decades studying Huntington's disease, the rare genetic illness that killed her mother and threatens to take her as well.

What we're reading this week includes stories about the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR, rats in New York, and healthcare in the UK and US.

What we're reading this week includes a story about how scientists can glean information about you from samples of your sweat, tears, saliva, and dental plaque.

What we're reading during the week of Feburary 18, 2020 covers the coronavirus, ancient DNA, and healthy weight.

A book review of Carl Zimmer's massive new book “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity.”

A review of David Reich's new book on the revolutionary findings and insights from ancient DNA.

Even after a best-selling book and countless articles, few of us know the name Henrietta Lacks — but we should.Henrietta LacksThe young African American mother of five, who died in...

By Amick BooneSeven-year-old Shilah Yin likes being different. She even likes it when people describe her hair — a thick frizzy blond mane that juts out at all angles —...

23andMe helps man learn about his family's hidden history, shifting his view of his own racial identity.

Each expectant parent brings their own unique mix of emotions to pregnancy, but all of them share the same hope of simply having a healthy and happy baby. Couples go...