A DNA Test Giveaway at a Baltimore Ravens Game Turned Into a Fiasco
You may have never wondered what’s in the DNA of a football fan, but the Baltimore Ravens planned to find out. As part…
Health
La Croix's Natural Flavors Were Not a Mystery
Odds are pretty good that you have consumed a food or beverage item in the past 24 hours containing some sort of…
A Genetic Testing Company Just Screwed Up 50,000 Cancer Screenings
As fun as it is to find out where your great-great-great grandparents came from, the real promise of genetic testing is…
Robots Made From DNA Could One Day Transport Medicine Inside Your Body
In the classic 1966 American science fiction film Fantastic Voyage, a submarine crew was miniaturized and injected into…
Martin Shkreli Gets Himself Thrown in Jail Ahead of Schedule
Martin Shkreli, the cancer drug price-jacking pharmaceutical executive and convicted securities fraudster for whom the…
Horrible Flesh Eating Parasite Could Get a Vaccine One Day
Being healthy is good. That is what we should all aspire to be: Not dead, but with all of our flesh on our bodies…
Scientists Link ‘Cat Parasite' to Common Human Neurological Disorders
A new study shows that Toxoplasma gondii—a brain parasite often transmitted to humans by cats—triggers various changes…
23andMe Wants to Turn Your Genetic Data into a Drug-Discovery Goldmine
Since launching a decade ago, the consumer genetic testing company 23andMe has sold people more than two million DNA…
Could a DNA Test Really Predict What You Look Like?
In 2012, the artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg exhibited a work that predicted a terrifying future: She extracted DNA from…
Particles in Tattoos Can Travel to Lymph Nodes, Study Finds
Tattoos are very cool and I do not want to say bad things about them. Evidence of tattooing dates back thousands of…
Sitting All Day Is Definitely Bad, But Does Getting Up Once in a While Help?
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that sitting for long periods of time is bad for us. But new research suggests it’s not…
Scientists Want to Synthesize Salvia’s Hallucinogenic Molecule for a Surprising Reason
You’re probably familiar with Salvia divinorum, the hallucinogenic plant used for religious purposes in some indigenous…
Drug Maker Faked Cancer Patients to Sell Addictive Opioids, Congressional Report Finds
On Wednesday, Senator Claire McCaskill released a report on the findings of a congressional investigation into the…
Bulletproof Coffee Announces Bottled Bullshit Launch at Whole Foods
If you agitate cream enough, you will make whipped cream. Continue agitating it and skim off the liquid, and you will…
Zika Virus Kills Brain Cancer Cells in Mice
The Zika virus played the role of 2016's worst health story. At the center of that story was the virus’ heartbreaking…
Much-Hyped DNA Editing Study Under Fire
Science’s next space race isn’t in the stars, but in your DNA. People around the world are working to use the latest…
I Tried a Bunch of DNA Tests and All I Got Was a Bunch of Useless Data
As a young child, every morning at sunrise I would wake up to tap dance on the patio outside my mom’s bedroom door,…
A Fascinating Potential Link Between Gut Bacteria and Health
These days, you can’t throw a rock without hitting some start-up trying to boost our microbiomes. For the…
Will Your Next Taco Contain This Secret Ingredient?
There’s some crazy meat industry propaganda video waiting to be made where an All-American jock takes a bite out of a…
