Human Genome Project

  • Just like a woman

    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 Lorraine Dusky March 2, 2005

  • Baby loves me, baby loves me not

    Is there a biological guarantee that your child will love you? Not yet.
    By Theresa Pinto Sherer April 3, 2001

  • Size doesn't matter

    As scientists unveil the human genome findings, it turns out we have a lot fewer genes than we'd thought, and not many more than a fruit fly.
    By Arthur Allen February 13, 2001

  • Decoding the genome

    Six new books tackle human biology's Holy Grail, but each fights its own crusade.
    By Ralph Brave January 9, 2001

  • Does capitalism make you sick?

    Gene studies are sexy and well funded, but they can buttress racial thinking and distract the public from the socioeconomic roots of disease.
    By Jacqueline Stevens August 11, 2000

  • Salon's coverage of the human genome breakthrough

    By June 30, 2000

  • Book of life?

    Hosanna! The Human Genome Project has been completed. We will now cure diseases, weed out defective genes and create a new supergeneration in the near future. Not.
    By Tabitha M. Powledge June 27, 2000

  • The great gene race

    A tiny private company and the giant public genome project jointly crossed the finish line. But the upstart really won.
    By Ralph Brave June 26, 2000

  • Lean, green gene-counting machine

    Incyte CEO Roy Whitfield gives biotech investors and patent critics a few lessons on genomic research.
    By Mark Compton April 24, 2000

  • Who owns your DNA?

    Genetic research that can save lives is often stymied by biotech companies' greedy patent claims.
    By Arthur Allen March 7, 2000
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