Gene

Pipette adding sample to petri dish with DNA profiles in background

Scientists Create an On/Off ‘Switch’ for Human Genes

The experimental technology can potentially help treat diseases and conditions like autoimmune disorders, cancers, and infections.

Tony Ho Tran

A portion of a mural at the new Crispr Therapeutics building.

LANDMARK INNOVATION

First Medicine Using CRISPR Gene-Editing Gets the Go-Ahead

The tool won its developers the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2020.

Alex Nguyen

LOOKING BACK

Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee: How to Understand the Pandemic

The two-part PBS documentary “The Gene: An Intimate History,” produced by Ken Burns, takes a look at the history of genetics—and how it relates to today.

Cassie da Costa

A MACABRE PUZZLE

Body Found in Cave 40 Years Ago Is Outlaw Killed in 1916

Joseph Henry Loveless was a bootlegger who murdered his wife, then escaped from jail and was slain and dismembered.

Tracy Connor

OVER THE LINE

Chinese Researchers Sentenced for Genetically Edited Babies

Beijing’s state media says three were convicted of involvement in the births of three babies in 2018.

Tom Sykes

PROMISING

Doctors Use Crispr Gene-Editing on Cancer Patients

The results showed the new technique is safe but it’s not clear how well it works.

Tracy Connor

Gene

Scientists Create an On/Off ‘Switch’ for Human Genes

First Medicine Using CRISPR Gene-Editing Gets the Go-Ahead

Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee: How to Understand the Pandemic

Body Found in Cave 40 Years Ago Is Outlaw Killed in 1916

Chinese Researchers Sentenced for Genetically Edited Babies

Doctors Use Crispr Gene-Editing on Cancer Patients

New Questions After Cops Identify ‘Fly Creek Jane Doe’

Justice Department Charges 35 in Fake Genetic Testing Scam

Did New DNA Rules Just Freeze Out Cold-Case Investigators?

Chinese Scientists Implanted Human Gene in Monkey Brain

Scientists Cautiously Celebrate First ‘In Body’ Gene Editing