http://dir.salon.com/topics/genetics/?source=rss&aim=genetics en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT By Elizabeth Svoboda Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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. Carol Lloyd Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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. Andrew Leonard Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Andrew Leonard Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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." Adrienne So Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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. Lynn Harris Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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. Page Rockwell Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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. Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT 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. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/10/bloodlines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/10/bloodlines/index.html?source=rss From a man with pig cells in his brain to an orphaned child with five parents, the new documentary "Bloodlines" explores how genetic engineering is already changing us. By Gavin McNett Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2003/06/05/x_y/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2003/06/05/x_y/index.html?source=rss Two new books on genetics explore how the Y-chromosome divides males from females -- and ask whether male humans are headed for the biological dustbin. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/04/30/enough/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/04/30/enough/index.html?source=rss In "Enough," Bill McKibben argues that genetic engineering will deprive our children of their freedom to choose who and what they are. By Ralph Brave Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2003/04/30/mckibben/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2003/04/30/mckibben/index.html?source=rss Bill McKibben says that the brave new genetic world may give us better teeth and brains -- but it'll steal our souls.