Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

To achieve the European Green Deal's goal of 25% organic agriculture by 2030, researchers argue that new genomic techniques (NGTs) should be allowed without pre-market authorization in organic as well ...

New AI Tool Reveals Single-Cell Structure of Chromosomes -- In 3D May 28, 2025 — In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, scientists have developed a powerful new artificial ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Equus How did horses become some of the greatest athletes in the animal kingdom? Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have pinpointed a genetic mutation and evolutionary process that occurred ...