http://dir.salon.com/topics/genetics/?source=rss&aim=genetics en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST By Peter Dizikes Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/02/17/genetic_testing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/02/17/genetic_testing/index.html?source=rss Today's simple genetic tests can reveal your private nature. Just don't expect it to stay secret. By Cary Tennis Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/06/turning_50/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/06/turning_50/index.html?source=rss I've got only a genetic disease and old age to look forward to By Robert Burton Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/12/gay_neurology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/12/gay_neurology/index.html?source=rss Do recent neurological studies prove once and for all that homosexuality is biological? By Elizabeth Svoboda Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/11/transgenic_goats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/11/transgenic_goats/index.html?source=rss And genetically modified his goats and chickens to produce drugs for humans. But hold on. Should we be doing this to animals? By Rebecca Clarren Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/04/animal_cloning/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/04/animal_cloning/index.html?source=rss Consumer advocates worry that the FDA is throwing open the barn door to genetically engineered animals too quickly. By Cary Tennis Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/01/paternity_question/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/01/paternity_question/index.html?source=rss I never gave it a second thought until somebody said she looked Czech By Carol Lloyd Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/06/anorexia_genetics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/06/anorexia_genetics/index.html?source=rss New evidence finds that anorexia may be at least partly genetic. By Jonathon Keats Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/12/05/craig_venter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/12/05/craig_venter/index.html?source=rss The most groundbreaking science is being done outside academia and government. And the egomaniacal geneticist is leading the way. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/05/15/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/05/15/tuesday/index.html?source=rss The Suns get tough just in time to tie the Spurs and salvage their season. Plus: Are prosthetic legs fair in a race? By Lynn Harris Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/09/everything_conceivable/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/09/everything_conceivable/index.html?source=rss Author Liza Mundy talks about "designer babies," the "epidemic" of twins, and why assisted reproduction is the world's biggest social experiment. By Scott Rosenberg Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/03/12/caruso/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/03/12/caruso/index.html?source=rss Veteran tech writer Denise Caruso warns us how little we really know about genetic engineering -- and says there's a smarter way to place bets on new technology. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/18/drew_endy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/18/drew_endy/index.html?source=rss An M.I.T. biological engineering professor rejects the ETC Group's critique By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/17/extreme_genetics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/17/extreme_genetics/index.html?source=rss An enyzme here, an enzyme there, pretty soon you're talking serious ecological mayhem. By David Puner Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ads/2006/12/19/fat_soap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ads/2006/12/19/fat_soap/index.html?source=rss Nothing about this product is "Jurassic." By Adrienne So Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/13/mhc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/13/mhc/index.html?source=rss Research suggests that women prefer men whose genetic makeup differs from their own. By David Puner Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/animals/2006/12/13/fainting_goats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/animals/2006/12/13/fainting_goats/index.html?source=rss Genetic disorders in animals are wacky. By Lynn Harris Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/18/ashkenazi_dna/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/18/ashkenazi_dna/index.html?source=rss The ancestry of 40 percent of Ashkenazi Jews is traced to four women. By Page Rockwell Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/10/depression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/10/depression/index.html?source=rss A new study suggests women's "variable hormonal environment" makes them more susceptible. By Alan H. Goldstein Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/11/28/nanomedicine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/11/28/nanomedicine/index.html?source=rss In just a few years, doctors will know everyone's genetic identity. This knowledge will be a blessing -- and a curse. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/10/27/boy_girl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/10/27/boy_girl/index.html?source=rss 200 couples choose the gender of their babies in a study of why they'd want to. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/10/21/big_idea_enviro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/10/21/big_idea_enviro/index.html?source=rss Genetically engineering bacteria to eat our most toxic Superfund sites for dinner. By Lorraine Dusky Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/03/02/gender_differences/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/03/02/gender_differences/index.html?source=rss Lawrence Summers was right about one thing: There are innate differences between males and females. And if we want everyone to succeed, we shouldn't dismiss them. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/03/15/bioinformatics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/03/15/bioinformatics/index.html?source=rss Glyn Moody's "Digital Code of Life" tells the story of the bioinformatic revolution: The merging of computers and molecular biology. By John Sundman Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/22/genome_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/22/genome_two/index.html?source=rss Yes, genetics research can alleviate suffering. But in our consumerist, narcissistic society, it's ultimately about producing perfect people. Part 2 of "How I Decoded the Human Genome." By Kurt Kleiner Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2003/06/19/ridley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2003/06/19/ridley/index.html?source=rss In his compelling book "Nature via Nurture," Matt Ridley explains how genes don't serve as blueprints for behavior, but instead interact with the environment to create who we are.